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How to pronounce define
Say it like this: /dɪˈfaɪn/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does define mean?
verbTo determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
“the defining power of an optical instrument”
To settle, decide (an argument etc.).
“These warlike Champions, all in armour shine, / Assembled were in field the chalenge to define.”
To express the essential nature of something.
“I define myself as a techno-anarchist.”
nounA kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
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