LESSON 1.4 DEFINITION

• main constituent of any dictionary

  definition
• to be defined


  term
• to which the term belongs

  class
• Different types of definition:

  1. Formal Definition
  2. Informal Definition
  3. Operational Definition
  4. Synonyms
  5. Connotation
  6. Definition Paragraph
• provided in dictionaries 


  formal definition
• the three common informal definitions

  operational, synonyms and connotations
• words that mean the as another word

  synonyms
• gives meaning of an abstract word

  operational definition
• is an idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or things

  connotations
• it is a Definition sentence which is extended into a paragraph by adding meanings


  definition paragraph