What is the purpose of a lexical definition?
O a. This definition's purpose assigns a meaning to a word by suggesting a theory that gives a certain
characterization to the entities that the term denotes.
O b. This definition is used to report the meaning that a word already has in a language. It occurs in dictionaries.
Oc. This definition assigns a meaning to a word for the first time. This may involve either coining a new word or
giving a new meaning to an old word.
O d. This definition's purpose is to reduce the vagueness of a word
e. This definition's purpose is to engender a favorable or unfavorable attitude toward what is denoted by the
definiendum.