redefinition

See also: redéfinition

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ definition.

Noun

redefinition (countable and uncountable, plural redefinitions)

  1. The act or event of redefining.
    George Orwell's novel 1984 proposed that people's thoughts could be constrained by the redefinition of words in their language.
    • 2018 November 13, Matthew Robinson and Lianne Kolirin, “The world has just redefined the kilogram”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Although the value of the kilogram will not change, the redefinition of the kilogram using a constant will ensure it remains reliable, and enable far more accurate mass measurements in the future.

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