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STIPULATIVE DEFINITION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stipulative definition mean?
• STIPULATIVE DEFINITION (noun)
The noun STIPULATIVE DEFINITION has 1 sense:
1. a definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage
Familiarity information: STIPULATIVE DEFINITION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• STIPULATIVE DEFINITION (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("stipulative definition" is a kind of...):
definition (a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol)
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