17.13 Samples of Documents Using Definition Techniques

An extended definition will often use a variety of different techniques to define a word. Here are some sample extended definitions that use one or more of the techniques discussed in this chapter.

• Saturn
  Views of the Solar System
  Note: This definition uses "division into parts" and "graphics" to define this term.
  
  
• Saturn
  The Nine Planets
  Note: This definition uses "word history," "division into parts," and "analogy."
  
  
• About Rainbows
  Unidata
  Note: This definition uses "analogy," "graphics," and "division into parts."
  
  
• What are Genetic Disorders?
  Genetic Science Learning Center
  Note: This definition uses "negation" well.
  
  
• What is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
  National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  Note: This definition uses “examples” well.
  
  
• Definition of Love
  WordIQ.com
  Note: This definition uses "word origin" to explain different meanings of the word.
  
  

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