Definitions

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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of define.

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  • In most cases, you will only have to adjust a few defines (CONFIG_* and zero page locations) in your defines_*. s file to get matching output.

    pagetable.com Michael Steil 2008

  • True Grit the title defines what I'm referring to.

    Michael Jones: Cowboys and Aliens Michael Jones 2011

  • True Grit the title defines what I'm referring to.

    Michael Jones: Cowboys and Aliens Michael Jones 2011

  • True Grit the title defines what I'm referring to.

    Michael Jones: Cowboys and Aliens Michael Jones 2011

  • If we believe that the label defines the person and the diagnosis infers the cure, then we cease thinking.

    Deane Waldman: Labels arrest thought. (Diagnosing prevents curing.) 2008

  • With one foot on the “his” and the other on the “panics” Geraldo seemed not to get how much the title defines his own dilemma.

    Geraldo Blows in the Wind 2008

  • The name defines the state in opposition to an "East Bengal" that no longer exists, that is now the country of Bangladesh.

    NYT > Home Page By SAMANTH SUBRAMANIAN 2011

  • She said the term defines something that impairs the use or enjoyment of someone's property and that homeowners 'inconveniences, such as having to buy a $30 filtration system, were relatively minor.

    News 2009

  • The Brevity line of jewelry is aptly named, as the title defines its simplistic and minimalistic beauty.

    TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends 2009

  • The Brevity line of jewelry is aptly named, as the title defines its simplistic and minimalistic beauty.

    TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends 2009

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