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Six example sentences with definition, each labelled with its topic.
The whole dispute turned on the contract's definition of 'delay', which the parties had drafted in two different offices.
Law
Socrates keeps asking for a definition of courage, and each confident answer collapses under a single awkward example.
Philosophy
Before the exam the students memorized a definition for every Italian tempo marking on the printed score.
Music
Economists argue over the definition of a recession, since two falling quarters is a rule of thumb, not a law.
Economics
The kilogram's definition changed in 2019, and it now rests on a fixed constant rather than a metal cylinder.
Science
The dictionary's definition of 'romantic' runs to three lines, and the novelist argued it missed the point entirely.
Literature
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