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def.i.ni.tion \.def-*-'nish-*n\ \-'nish-n*l, -'nish-*n-*l\ n 1: an act of 
   determining; specif : the formal proclamation of a Rom an Catholic dogma 2: 
   a word or phrase expressing the essential nature of a person or thing  3a: 
   a statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol  3b: 
   the action or process of stating such a meaning  4a: the action or the 
   power of making definite and clear  4b: CLARITY  - def.i.ni.tion.al aj