dictionary definition

1. 1.

   a definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol

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What does dictionary definition mean?

dictionary definition means "a definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol".

Is dictionary definition a common word?

dictionary definition is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.