ostensive definition

== English == === Noun === ostensive definition (plural ostensive definitions) (semantics) A process of binding the meaning to the defined term by pointing out examples and counterexamples: definition by exemplification. Synonym: definition by pointing Hypernyms: definition; meaning; identity; characterization Coordinate terms: conceptual definition, operational definition; dictionary definition, lexical definition; stipulative definition ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====