DEFINITION

DEFINITION

A statement of meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol. •A statement expressing the essential nature of something •A product of defining

SYNONYMS

Are a single word or phrase that share almost the same meaning with the concept you are trying to define.

DENOTATION

Is the primary, explicit, or literal definition of a word. •The meaning of a word is based on a dictionary.

DEFINING

Is trying to understand the meaning of a word or an expression. •Is expressing how one perceives a word based on his/her own personal experiences. •Is understanding the essence of a word, an idea, a concept, or an expression

EXEMPLIFICATION

is defining something by giving examples.

ILLUSTRATION

is giving an example and focusing on it to elaborate on the concept you are trying to define.

ETYMOLOGY

is the history of the word.

CONTRAST

is understanding how at least two similar concepts are different from each other.

NEGATION

•A technique that you can use to define a word or concept by explaining what it is not

EXTENDED DEFINITION

•Is a personal interpretation of an author to an abstract and multifaceted concept.

COMPARISON

•Is associating the word or expression you are trying to define with something else not necessarily synonymous with it.

ANALYSIS

•Is the process of breaking down a concept into its constituent parts.

CONNOTATION

•Is the secondary meaning of a word. •It is how people understand a word based on their personal or consensual experiences, and not based on a dictionary.

FUNCTION

•It answers the question: What is it used for?

COLLOCATION

•There are words or expressions that are usually almost immediately associated with the concept you are trying to define.