Thesaurus:definition

Thesaurus

definition

English

Noun

Sense: a statement of the meaning of a term

Synonyms

• definition
• meaning

Hyponyms

• conceptual definition
• dictionary definition
• enumerative definition
• extensional definition
• intensional definition
• operational definition
• ostensive definition
• recursive definition
• stipulative definition

Hypernyms

• statement    [⇒ thesaurus]

Meronyms

• genus
• differentia

Holonyms

• dictionary    [⇒ thesaurus]
• glossary
• lexicography
• semantics

Various

• demarcation
• specification
• formulation

Further reading

• “516. meaning” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “definition” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.