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Meanings of own definition in English

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Usage of own definition in English
1
God is his own definition; there is no other definition of God.
The Soul of a Bishop
2
He was an exemplification and consolidation of his own definition of greatness:
Shakspere, Personal Recollections
3
She had been disciplining herself under Rodney's own definition of the term.
The Real Adventure
4
Cantor responded that the bill used the government's own definition of small business.
Reuters
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Fragmentation, Morrill said, either was not defined or everyone had their own definition.
Reuters
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Every smallest state of consciousness, concretely taken, overflows its own definition.
A Pluralistic Universe / Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College ...
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By her own definition, Andrea was a hobby wife and a hobby mother.
Chocolate chip cookie murder
8
Each one of us must create our own definition of success in our hearts.
Feminist dot com
9
Everyone has their own definition of common sense -or indeed a dead rubber.
The Irish Times
10
He tries to keep the review area, at least by his own definition, respectful.
Wired
11
Photograph: Jacob Kepler for the Guardian Has Tyson worked out his own definition of happiness?
The Guardian
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By his own definition, they now have no chance.
The Guardian
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How could he, since by his own definition that would be an act of betrayal?
The Guardian
14
Julia winced at her own definition of the smile.
The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2
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I warn you, my own definition is pretty stringent.
Crown of Slaves
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We all have our own definition of sporting droughts.
The Irish Times
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