Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Excellent; first-rate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- A simplified spelling of
deaf . - noun See
dif- and de-. - An abbreviation of defendant;
- of defined;
- of definite;
- of definition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- abbreviation
deficit - abbreviation
definitely - abbreviation
definition - adjective US, slang very good (short for "definitive" or "definitely")
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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{dsPreGameAwayLeaders:: rebounds/@playerName}, {dsPreGameAwayLeaders:: rebounds/@def} def
FOXSports.com News 2010
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{dsPreGameAwayLeaders:: rebounds / @playerName}, {dsPreGameAwayLeaders:: rebounds / @def} def
FOXSports.com News 2008
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SmugMug charges $150 yearly, but says their high def is bigger and better than the other guys and worth paying for.
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Watching sports and being mindlessly entertained in hi-def is now trumpeted as an all-consuming lifestyle with no thought required: they supply the mythology, it's our job to consume it.
In Their Words: Industry Experts on Why Hunting Is In Decline Dave Hurteau 2008
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LIANE HANSEN, host: The word def, spelled D-E-F, has been a part of the hip-hop lexicon since the early 1980s.
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Photodex’s programs also work with video clips, but it’s with photos where the high-def is more dramatic, says Schmidt.
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SchoolMember. __init__ (self, name, age) self. marks = marks print '(Initialized Student: % s)' % self. name def tell (self):
A Byte of Python Swaroop, C. H. 2003
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SchoolMember. __init__ (self, name, age) self. salary = salary print '(Initialized Teacher: % s)' % self. name def tell (self):
A Byte of Python Swaroop, C. H. 2003
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Video recording on the 7010 is disappointing-footage looks fine, for standard-def, that is.
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Nuria Llagostera Vives/Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain def.
USATODAY.com 2005
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