meaning and defination

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What are the differences between meaning and defination?

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What are the differences between meaning and defination?

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First, please note the spelling of definition. There's not much difference in most cases although there are times when only one or the other would be used.

For example:

I looked up the definition in the dictionary - Correct.
I looked up the meanign in the dictionary - Correct.

I'm searching for the meaning of life - Correct.
I'm searching for the definition of life - Incorrect.