Definition

DefinitionWarm-upActivityWhat’sthedefinitionof“pride”inadictionary?Is“pride”apositiveornegativeconception?Whatdoyouthinkoftheconceptof“pride”?Canyoucitesomeexamples?Whatcanyouconcludeabout“pride”?Introduction•Whatisdefinition?Definitionmeansestablishinglimitsormarkingboundariesofasubject.•Whydoweneeddefinitioninourcommunication?Byusingdefinition,wecanavoidconfusionormisunderstandingofsomesymbolsorideas.Threebasicwaystodefineaterm•Giveasynonym•Useasentence•Writeaparagraphorevenanessay1)tomendmeanstorepair2)afellowisamanoraboy1)Inkiscoloredwaterwhichweuseforwriting.A“liberatedwoman”issimplyawomanwhocontrolsherownliferatherthanallowingittobecontrolledbyotherpeople,traditions,orexpectations.A“liberatedwoman”canbefoundpursuinganylineofwork,includinghousework,ornoworkatall.Shemayormaynotbemarried;shemayormaynothavebornechildren.Shemaybelongtoanyrace;shemayhaveattainedanyage.Shemaybepoororwealthy,educatedorilliterate.Sheneedhaveonlyonetraitincommonwithher“liberatedsisters”:shemakesherownchoices,whethertheybethecolorsonherwallsortheadvanceddegreessheseeks.Sheactsofherownvolition,responsibletoherself,andnotoutoffearofwhathermother,lover,orneighbormightsay.Thetypesofdefinition•formaldefinition•personaldefinition•extendeddefinitionAccordingtoMerriam-Webster’sOnlineDictionary,hereisthedefinitionofHappiness:astateofwell-beingandcontentmentapleasurableorsatisfyingexperience10definitionsofHappinessofsomeofthegreatestmindsinhistory1.Happinessiswhenwhatyouthink,whatyousay,andwhatyoudoareinharmony.-----MahatmaGandhi2.Happinessisthatstateofconsciousnesswhichproceedsfromtheachievementofone’svalues.-----AynRand3.Happinessissomethingthatyouareanditcomesfromthewayyouthink.-----WayneDyer4.Happinessisessentiallyastateofgoingsomewhere,wholeheartedly,one-directionally,withoutregretorreservation.-----WilliamH.Sheldon5.Happinessisnotareward-itisaconsequence.-----RobertIngersoll6.Happinessisdifferentfrompleasure.Happinesshassomethingtodowithstrugglingandenduringandaccomplishing.-----GeorgeSheehan7.Happinessisthemeaningandthepurposeoflife,thewholeaimandendofhumanexistence.-----Aristotle8.Happinessisnotsomethingyouexperience,it’ssomethingyouremember.-----OscarLevant9.Happinessisnotastationyouarriveat,butamanneroftraveling.-----MargaretLeeRunbeck10.Happinessisthespiritualexperienceoflivingeveryminutewithlove,graceandgratitude.-----DenisWaitleyExtendeddefinitionmeanstousevariousothermethodstodefineit.youwillfindthatsomeofthesemethodssuchastheusesofcomparison/contrast,description,example,andsoon.extendeddefinitionmeanstousevariousothermethodstodefineit.youwillfindthatsomeofthesemethodssuchastheusesofcomparison/contrast,description,example,andsoon.Apencilisanimplementforwriting,drawing,ormarking.Usualpencilshavefourparts:awoodedcase,asolidrodofgraphiteorothermarkingmaterial,asmalleraser,andapieceofmetalfixingtheerasertothewood.Thewoodencasesofmostpencilsareeitherroundorhexagonal(六边形的)withroundededges.Insidethewoodencase,thereisasolidrodofmarkingmaterialwhichgivesthepencilitsspecialwritingcharacteristics.Attheendofthewoodenpart,thereissmallcolorederaserforerasingunwantedwritings.Theeraserisfixedtothemainpartbyacoloredpieceofmetal.Althoughthelength,weightandcolordifferfromonepenciltoanother,theusuallengthandweightare25cmand50g.Theshapeofthepencilallowsittofiteasilyinthehandwhenitiscorrectlyheldbetweenthethumbandfingers,andtofitinthepocketwhenitiscarried.DefinitionbydescriptionModernliteratureinmostcountriesdealswithrealsocialissues.Forexample,manycontemporarynovelsofAfricaandIndiaportraythelivesofordinarypeoplestrugglingagainstmisfortune.Furthermore,poetryfromSouthAmericaandNorthAmericaspeaksoutagainstsocialandeconomicoppression.Instillanotherinstance,modernEuropeandramaperformsthefateoftheworkingmenindrearyconfrontationwithlife.Evenfilms,popularsongsandfolkdramafromallaroundtheworld,tellthestoryofthelittlemanandhisbattleagainstthegiantsofimpersonalcorporations,remotegovernmentsoraggressiveneighboringnations.Itisclearfromtheselimitedexamplesthatcontemporaryliteratureinmanypartsoftheworlddealswiththesocialissuesoftheday.”DefinitionbyexamplesRulesobservedwhengivingadefinition•Weshouldavoidcirculardefinitions.•Weshouldavoidlonglistsofsynonymsifthetermtobedefinedisanabstractone.•Weshouldavoidloadeddefinitions.Howtowriteaparagraphdevelopedbydefinition•Thetopicsentenceusuallymakesadefinition.•Thesupportingsentencesgivesomeexamplestofurtherexplainthedefinitioninthetopicsentence•Theconcludingsentenceusuallyrestatesthemainideainthetopicsentence.