by definition

idiom

: because of what something or someone is : according to the definition of a word that is being used to describe someone or something

A volunteer by definition is not paid.

A glider is by definition an aircraft with no engine.

Examples of by definition in a Sentence

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Rights groups and international law experts say that a hostage video is, by definition, made under duress, and that the statements in it are usually coerced. —Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025

Everything that Donald -- any suit that's filed against Trump's administration, Donald Trump will -- will by definition believe is frivolous and vexatious, okay? —ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025

This is not a new conundrum for this genre, which centers almost by definition on the worst events of people’s lives. —Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025

The Boston Celtics are, needless to say, the reigning NBA champions, and thus the path to the title by definition has to go through them first. —Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for by definition

• academician
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• diagnostician
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• indisposition
• interposition
• juxtaposition
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