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[def-uh-nish-uhn] / ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən /


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The Wives’ appeal is in the way they challenge such calcified definitions of “traditional” gender roles.

From Salon

Driver says Sarah’s story is one that many women can connect with, but as far as who the real woman was, there’s a lack of true definition.

From Los Angeles Times

In addition, UC Berkeley said it would revamp an online nondiscrimination page to clarify that it considers an antisemitism definition promoted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance when evaluating discrimination complaints.

From Los Angeles Times

But when she digs deeper, around a fifth of them actually meet her definition.

From The Wall Street Journal

“What is your definition of clean?” asks Kenny Stein of the Institute for Energy Research, a Washington think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal