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REDEFINITION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of giving a new definition

Example:

she provided a redefinition of his duties

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("redefinition" is a kind of...):

definition (a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol)

Derivation:

redefine (give a new or different definition of (a word))

redefine (give a new or different definition to)

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