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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEFINING

ppr. Determining the limits; ascertaining the extent; explaining the meaning; describing the properties.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

defining moment

de fin ing mo ment noun an event that typifies or determines all subsequent related occurrences.

 

Oxford Dictionary

defining moment

de |fin ¦ing mo ¦ment noun an event which typifies or determines all subsequent related occurrences.