Def
pronunciation
How to pronounce Def in British English:
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Word Origin
- def (adj.)
- "excellent," first recorded 1979 in Black English, perhaps a shortened form of definite, or from a Jamaican variant of death.
Example
- 1. Hello . This is dick smith of def company .
- 2. Method definitions start with the def keyword .
- 3. Wireless may become a key technology for the tomorrow 's minimally invasive surgical gear and their high def displays .
- 4. But high def takes up more memory , so a new kind of dvd , digital video or versatile disc , was needed .
- 5. You 'll find them before the class or trait keywords for types , before the val or var for fields , and before the def for methods .