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def

adjective
\ ˈdef How to pronounce def (audio) \
deffer; deffest

Definition of def

 (Entry 1 of 2)

slang
: cool sense 7

def

abbreviation

Definition of def (Entry 2 of 2)

1 defendant; defense
2 deferred
3 defined; definition
4 definite; definitely
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Synonyms & Antonyms for def

Synonyms: Adjective

au courant, cool [slang], downtown, groovy, hep, hip, in, mod, now, trendy, turned-on, with-it

Antonyms: Adjective

out, uncool, unhip, untrendy

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Examples of def in a Sentence

Adjective

 of the rappers on the scene, he was definitely the most def

First Known Use of def

Adjective

1979, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for def

Adjective

probably alteration of death (from the phrase to death excessively)

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def

abbreviation

Medical Definition of def

1 defecation
2 deficient
3 definite

def.

abbreviation

Legal Definition of def.

defendant

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