Abstract:
There is an inseparable link between human existence and communication. Words are exchanged
externally through all forms of communication, but in reality, what is exchanged there is its driving
force: the meaning. For this reason, it is significant to know the meaning of a word. Although the
meaning of a word is determined by its definition, the existence of a set of definitions for a single word
raises a fundamental problem for us, the researchers whether it could be so. Based on that, this study
was conducted with the primary objective of finding the definition of definition. The contextual nature
of the study, language used to collect data and the time frame limited the researchers to use
qualitative reasoning and literary sources. The study confirmed that scholars are in a constant
struggle for more than two millennia in searching a way to find the meaning of a word. We found that
the generation of new knowledge sometimes might be hampered by a gap in the existing knowledge on
language and the inability to reach certain sources of knowledge. Referring to rarely referred local
literary sources, we could conclude the definition of a definition while introducing a novel approach
on verifying available literary information. Thus, the academia is aided, as the authors fostered novel
ways of questioning the definition of the definition, which would help the scholars to set conceptual
and operational definitions in their respective researches.
