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define something as something
collocation
to say what the meaning of something, especially a word, is: 给（尤指单词）下定义;说明，解释
Samuel Johnson famously defined a lexicographer as a "harmless drudge".
The military defines a conscientious objector as someone who is against military service because of their philosophical, religious, or moral beliefs.
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The word idiolect can be defined as "the speech characteristics of a particular person".
The authorities claimed that the treatment did not amount to torture even though most people would define it as such.
In the dictionary, "reality" is defined as "the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be".在本词典中，“reality（现实）”被解释为 “the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be（事物存在的状况，而非其想象中的状态）”。
A polygon is defined as "a closed plane figure consisting of straight lines".
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Defining & explaining
account (to someone) for something
accountability
adumbrate
adumbration
annotation
annotator
belabour
demythologize
disabuse
extenuate
indescribably
inexpressibly
justificatory
lay something out
limn
outline
sketch
spell
trace
what is he, are they, etc. like?idiom
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