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[def-uh-nish-uhn] / ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən /


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This definition comes from “Doll Dressing,” an exhibition at the Museum at FIT, organized by its senior curator of costume, Colleen Hill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

This is the essential definition of nobility, expanded upon over 178 episodes of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Bribery,” a specific form of corruption requiring a quid pro quo exchange of favors for something of value, is part of the final constitutional definition of impeachable conduct.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

The prices of most major cryptocurrencies fell on the news, except for the stablecoins, which by definition can only fluctuate within tight margins.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

This is now true by definition as, since 1983, the length of a meter has been set in relation to the speed of light rather than vice versa.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Among the definitions of impeachable conduct provisionally approved early in the Constitutional Convention were “treason, bribery, or corruption” and then “treason or bribery.”

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

But critics say its broad definitions, severe penalties and scrutiny of even voluntary conversions risk drawing the state and the police into one of the most private decisions a person can make.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

That meant LGBTQ+ and single people who historically had been shut out by definitions of infertility as a failure to conceive after six to 12 months of unprotected heterosexual intercourse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The lack of shared definitions across a fast-moving industry is also stalling AI safety efforts.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Some words take on new, unexpected definitions that you can’t find in the dictionary.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller


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