(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a statement giving the meaning of a word or expression, especially in a dictionary.
There is no general agreement on a standard ~ of intelligence...
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If you say that something has a particular quality by ~, you mean that it has this quality simply because of what it is.
Human perception is highly imperfect and by ~ subjective.
PHRASE: PHR with cl
2.
Definition is the quality of being clear and distinct.
The speakers criticised his new programme for lack of ~.
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