ostensive definition (Q14477)
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a term
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | ostensive definition |
a term |
Statements
a definition which includes a representation of the object or idea being described, as ‘yellow: a colour whose hue resembles that of ripe lemons or sunflowers’; also called synthetic definition. In a dictionary this can be supplemented by pictorial illustration or otherwise pointing directly at an object.
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21 August 2021
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