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      define
      noun
      (programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
      verb
      To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
      To express the essential nature of something.
      To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
      To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
      To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
      (mathematics) To establish the referent of a term or notation.
      (obsolete) To settle, decide (an argument etc.)
      Roots
      finisfin- · Latin · end, boundary
      Synonyms for define
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      Words related to define
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