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redefinition

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[ree-def-uh-nish-uhn, ri-] / ˌri dɛf əˈnɪʃ ən, rɪ- /

noun

  1. the act, process, or result of defining again or understanding something in a different way.


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Thomas’ redefinition of “miscarriage” was even more absurd.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

The question is whether this division of labor—machines for volume, humans for discernment—is a fruitful partnership or a more troubling redefinition of what creative work looks like.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Online, commenters have called her “ripped,” “beautiful,” even the “peak female athlete form,” which is both a compliment and a quietly radical redefinition.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025

"The international community has drawn up a road map for the redefinition of the second," she tells BBC News.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025

The specific forms of relations, the We Am faction among them, are subject to many factors, not least to the biological and cognitive redefinition of the human being.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin

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