redefinition
redefinition · redefinitions
The act or event of redefiningThe act or event of redefining.
US/ɹidˌɛfənˈɪʃən/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or event of redefining.
George Orwell's novel 1984 proposed that people's thoughts could be constrained by the redefinition of words in their language.
the act of giving a new definition
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From re- + definition.From re- + definition.
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Forms
plural: redefinitions| Singular | redefinition |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedredefine
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable