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The phrase "a loose definition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a definition that is not strict or precise, allowing for some flexibility in interpretation.
Example: "In casual conversation, we often rely on a loose definition of success, which can vary greatly from person to person."
Alternatives: "a vague definition" or "an imprecise definition".
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Late in the book, the novel's anti-hero, Tyler Durden, gives his demographic a loose definition.
Like many other states, it had a loose definition of "shovel-ready".
This is not just traditional ground beef between two halves of a bun, but rather a "variety of ingredients which constitute a loose definition of burgers," she said.
A loose definition of "rural area", for example, let an internet provider get federal funding to wire up a Houston suburb where million-dollar homes were under construction.
hrc.utexas.edu DALLAS Shape of Things Trenton Doyle Hancock, the star Houston artist whose fantastical works conjure mythological worlds, has a loose definition of the word "sculpture".
A gathering of just over one hundred nations that are either democracies or meet a loose definition of aspiring to be, opened here tonight in the splendor of this city's ancient royal castle.
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Mr. Wald has a looser definition.
ICE, using a looser definition of "gang member," said it got 13 in Nassau and 15 in neighboring Suffolk.
In announcing his plan for federal financing of stem cell research, President Bush used a looser definition.
Applying a looser definition of negligence found in federal decisions, the jury sided with Mr. Danzig and awarded his client $30,000.
Both he and Ms. Larko have chosen landscape views from all over northern New Jersey, but Mr. Daly has a looser definition of landscape.
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