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defining

[ dih-fahy-ning ]
/ dɪˈfaɪ nɪŋ /
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adjective
decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life.
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OTHER WORDS FROM defining

non·de·fin·ing, adjectiveself-de·fin·ing, adjective
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