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Definitions serve to explain the meaning of words, phrases, or terms by making them clear and distinct. Various methods can be employed to construct effective definitions in essays.

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CR 7.1-7.2: Definition

Everett, Heidi, and Judith Kilborn. "The Definition Essay." 1995, 1996, 1997.

Types of Definitions Traditionally Used in Definition Essays
Comparison: The unfamiliar may be defined by showing its likeness to the familiar or its difference from it.

Details: What are the physical characteristics, traditional thoughts, and other distinguishing attributes that describe the subject of the paper?

Negation: Mention what it is not in order to clear the ground for what it is.

Results, Effects, and Uses: Discuss the consequences and uses of the subject.

Analysis: Divide the subject into parts and define each part separately.

Classification: According to dictionary definitions, what classes does the subject belong to?

Examples and Incidents: Narrate illustrations that can clarify a group, theory, or object.

Origins and Causes: Where did the subject come from? What is the background information? What is the history of the subject?

What is definition?
1.The act of defining a word, phrase, or term.

2.The act of making clear and distinct.

3.A determining of outline, extent, or limits.