Definitions
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- noun The act or event of
redefining .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of giving a new definition
Etymologies
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Examples
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I'd use the term redefinition rather than changing what we believe in, because my view is that what Republicans generally believe in is still what the majority of Americans believe in.
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I'd use the term redefinition rather than changing what we believe in, because my view is that what Republicans generally believe in is still what the majority of Americans believe in.
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This redefinition is what makes most people nervous: "a man is a man because of X, and if you take X away, what's going to define him as a man?"
Brain Hurt... Please Write! fantasyecho 2007
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See, the problem with redefinition is that it's both infinitely useful and not at all helpful.
Good Links To See cubes 2004
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Marriage is said to be cheapened because it has been redefined, and the redefinition is the only evidence to demonstrate its cheapening.
Jonathan Weiler: On North Carolina's Especially Disturbing "Defense of Marriage" Amendment Jonathan Weiler 2012
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Another case of the “republican word redefinition project” showing up again?
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Marriage is said to be cheapened because it has been redefined, and the redefinition is the only evidence to demonstrate its cheapening.
Jonathan Weiler: On North Carolina's Especially Disturbing "Defense of Marriage" Amendment Jonathan Weiler 2012
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The Los Angeles Times writer Michael Fumento called the redefinition "bizarre".
Swine Flu Didn't Fly 2010
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The Los Angeles Times writer Michael Fumento called the redefinition "bizarre".
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The Los Angeles Times writer Michael Fumento called the redefinition "bizarre".
Niko Kyriakou: Swine Flu Didn't Fly Niko Kyriakou 2010
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