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When to use definition.

Definitions are useful in essays when you are trying to describe exactly what you mean. An example given in the book is love.

How To Use Definition

5)To define complex term properly using cite examples, analyze etymology and provide lexical definition.

4)Expand definition with examples. A good example can add clarity to your meaning.

3) Clarify your definition by stating what the word is not or does not mean.

2)Expand the definition using etymological analysis of the term. Etymology of a word is an explanation of its roots. So what it originally meant. It helps with finding out how the meaning of the word has evolved.

1) Begin the definition by saying what the term means. There's a traditional method to first place the term in a general class and then show hos it's different from others found there. The Lexical definition is the method of defining used by dictionaries.

What a definition does

When writing an author defines the plot, s/he would distinguish it from the story. by doing this the reader understands what is happening in the story.

Articles, essays, books, etc. are created for the sole purpose of defining some abstract or disputed word, term, or phrase.

Definition means spelling out exactly what a word or phrase means.