EXPANDED DEFINITION Flashcards
___ gives a concise but
exact meaning/s to unfamiliar
words and special meanings
to familiar words.
Definition
___
It is a brief, explicit, precise, and objective dictionary
meaning of the term, consisting of the following:
a.the term (word or phrase) to be defined;
b.the class of object or concept to which the term
belongs; and
c.the differentiating characteristics that distinguish
it from all others.
STANDARD / FORMAL SENTENCE DEFINITION
Family is a group of
individuals living under
one roof.
Family-term
a group of
individuals- class
living under
one roof.- differenciating chracteristic/s
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This type of definition uses known words or
examples to explain an unknown term. These
definitions may be synonyms or antonyms
introduced by or, in other words, or like. It
could also be an analogy or illustration.
INFORMAL DEFINITION
Freedom, also referred to as
liberty or independence, is a state
people reach when they are free
to think and do whatever they
please.
also referred to as
liberty or independence
______
It is one or more words, phrases, sentences,
or paragraphs that attempt to explain a
complex term. It can also be personal but
limited to the facts only. It explains what the
words mean to the writer and may allow a
reader to see the words differently.
The first and most convenient thing to do
when giving an expanded definition is to
compose the formal sentence definition of the
term one is writing about. Then, the term
should be placed at the beginning because
this helps one establish the focus for the rest
of the discussion.
However, a writer may make use of informal
definition to help readers understand the
words’ denotation (literal) meaning as well as
connotation (associated) meaning.
EXPANDED DEFINITION
