Defining

Synonyms for "defining" (28 found)

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Translations

3 translations across 1 languages.

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Spanish

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  • característico adj (Translations)
  • definidor adj (Translations)
  • definiente adj (Translations)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.

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It's been a long time coming; but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.

Source: tatoeba (347744)

Appointing Cuddles the Bear to the position of Secretary of Defense was one of the defining mistakes of Dolly's brief career as president of the People's Democratic Republic of Tea Time.

Source: tatoeba (754847)

Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which makes him out to be a rational animal.

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