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definer

NOUN
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Woodstock, taking place 100 miles away later that same summer, would become a generation definer with its top-grossing film and chart-topping soundtrack.

From Washington Post Jan. 20, 2022

“The definer of the legislation wins this battle,” Luntz said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 27, 2021

Stepping into this role, that is a life definer.

From Salon Jan. 11, 2020

Wright paraphrases the hilariously named philosopher Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, writing that “the definer of all things” is “beyond wisdom, beyond denial.”

From The New Yorker Nov. 4, 2019

He is the poet or maker of words, as in civilised ages the dialectician is the definer or distinguisher of them.

From Cratylus by Jowett, Benjamin




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