definition

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Attracting millions of likes on social media, the images show the two bodies from unusual angles in glorious high definition.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Some families have a narrow definition of what it means to be homeless.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“It was just totally a definition of hell,” Semple says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Despite the fact that I’ve been living with multiple myeloma since 2003, I’m not cured, not even by the carefully worded terms of the new definition.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

You can also name and write the F natural as "E sharp"; F natural is the note that is a half step higher than E natural, which is the definition of E sharp.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones