definitional

English

Etymology

From definition +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): [ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃənəɫ]

Adjective

definitional (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a definition.
    • 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide‎[1], page 7:
      Individually, some of these definitions fall into the common definitional trap of being overly precise.
    • 2020 March 10, Oliver Milman, “Are laboratory-grown diamonds the more ethical choice to say 'I do'?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 August 2023:
      The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruled in 2018 that lab-grown diamonds are included in the same definitional universe as mined diamonds but warned against the use of terms like "natural" in marketing that confused the two categories.
  2. Used to define something.

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