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määritelmä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • definition noun A statement explaining what a word or term means.
  • description noun A written or spoken account of what something is like.
  • expression noun The act of communicating a thought, feeling, or idea, especially through words, art, or behaviour.

Senses

määritelmä is used for these senses in English:

  • definition The act of defining; determination of the limits.
  • description A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
  • expression (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.

definition — full definition

  1. noun A statement explaining what a word or term means.
  2. noun Sharpness or clarity of an image, sound, or outline.

description — full definition

  1. noun A written or spoken account of what something is like.
  2. noun A category or type that something belongs to.

Related Finnish words