by definition
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
According to, or as a matter of, definition.
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Example Sentences
- "This property holds for all polygons; and since, by definition, all triangles are polygons, it holds for all triangles."
- "Almost by definition, a conversation requires both parties to accept each other's viewpoints to some extent."
- "Two minutes later, the Aston Villa man delivered. It was hardly the sweetest strike, but nobody cared. It wasn't particularly pretty, not that it mattered. It only found its way into the Haiti net by way of a double deflection but that was completely irrelevant. It was a Scottish goal in their first World Cup in a generation. By definition, it was a thing of absolute beauty. The winner. Scotland's total of victories at the finals rises from four to five. These things are rare."