a definition of a word rather than of the thing which the word signifies; a definition which describes the distinctive attributes or properties of a…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of language > meaning > 			[noun]		 > definition (8)		 nominal definition1697 a definition of a word rather than of the thing which the word signifies; a definition which describes the distinctive attributes or properties of a… genetic definitiona1856 definition of a thing in terms of its origin, formation, or antecedents; an instance of this. ostensive definition1921 explanation of the signification of a term by direct demonstration or by indication of an object to which it applies. ostension1939 Philosophy. = ostensive definition n. at ostensive, adj. compounds. stipulative definition1950 That stipulates or specifies as an essential condition; spec. in stipulative definition (Logic), the act of stipulating what a word, phrase… Subcategories:— 			sentence relating to			(1)		 — 			state of being ostensive			(1)		 — 			interdefinability			(1)		 | 
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