definingn.

/dɪˈfʌɪnɪŋ/

Etymology: -ing suffix¹.

The action of define v.; definition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > an explanation, definition > [noun]

defining1382

definitiona1398

description1574

definement1604

whatness1674

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. xliii. 13 The diffynyng, or certeyntee, therof [L. definitio ejus] vn to the lippe..therof in cumpas, o palme.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 213/2 Diffyning, diffinissement, diffinition.

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxvi. 138 Plato in his..defining of naturall dignities.

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. Ded. sig. A ij The business of Defining, being amongst all others the most nice and difficult.

1850 R. W. Emerson Plato in Representative Men ii. 51 This defining is philosophy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

definingadj.

Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: deˈfining.

That defines.

ΚΠ

1773 J. Ross Fratricide (MS) i. 17 Defining ears, which idolize The dignifying climax of thy verse.

1885 Athenæum 4 Apr. 441/2 The various defining spheres.

Draft additions March 2003

defining moment n. an event or occasion considered (esp. in retrospect) as epitomizing or determining the course of subsequent related events; a turning point.

ΚΠ

1967 Harvard Theol. Rev. 60 497 The liturgical representation of Christ's death constituted the defining moment of the Church and the priesthood.

1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 13 Nov. vi. 40/1 Walter Mondale has rallied the Democratic establishment. It is a defining moment.

1995 Independent 14 Mar. 1/1 Calling yesterday's 21 to three vote ‘a defining moment in the history of my party’, the Labour leader crossed the last hurdle before the special conference.

2002 MX News 12 Apr. 6/1 Jumping the shark is a shorthand term for that defining moment when you know that your favourite television program has reached its peak.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	defining
释义	definingn. /dɪˈfʌɪnɪŋ/ Etymology: -ing suffix¹. The action of define v.; definition. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > an explanation, definition > [noun] defining1382 definitiona1398 description1574 definement1604 whatness1674 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. xliii. 13 The diffynyng, or certeyntee, therof [L. definitio ejus] vn to the lippe..therof in cumpas, o palme. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 213/2 Diffyning, diffinissement, diffinition. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxvi. 138 Plato in his..defining of naturall dignities. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. Ded. sig. A ij The business of Defining, being amongst all others the most nice and difficult. 1850 R. W. Emerson Plato in Representative Men ii. 51 This defining is philosophy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2020). definingadj. Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: deˈfining. That defines. ΚΠ 1773 J. Ross Fratricide (MS) i. 17 Defining ears, which idolize The dignifying climax of thy verse. 1885 Athenæum 4 Apr. 441/2 The various defining spheres. Draft additions March 2003 defining moment n. an event or occasion considered (esp. in retrospect) as epitomizing or determining the course of subsequent related events; a turning point. ΚΠ 1967 Harvard Theol. Rev. 60 497 The liturgical representation of Christ's death constituted the defining moment of the Church and the priesthood. 1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 13 Nov. vi. 40/1 Walter Mondale has rallied the Democratic establishment. It is a defining moment. 1995 Independent 14 Mar. 1/1 Calling yesterday's 21 to three vote ‘a defining moment in the history of my party’, the Labour leader crossed the last hurdle before the special conference. 2002 MX News 12 Apr. 6/1 Jumping the shark is a shorthand term for that defining moment when you know that your favourite television program has reached its peak. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1382adj.1773
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