defining

POS

Verb (transitive)

HYPHEN

de=fin=ing

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun defining has 1 sense

defining(n = noun.process) shaping - any process serving to define the shape of something; Array

is a kind of physical process, process

Derived form verb define₄

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THESAURUS

defining

categorical, characteristic, classificational, classificatory, confining, definitive, denominative, differential, distinctive, divisional, divisionary, exclusive, limitary, limitative, limiting, ordinal, particular, peculiar, restricting, restrictive, special, specific, subdivisional, taxonomic, typal, typical

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