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The phrase "are often defined as" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when explaining or clarifying the meaning of a term or concept in a general context.
Example: "In academic literature, emotions are often defined as complex psychological states that involve subjective experience, physiological response, and behavioral or expressive response."
Alternatives: "are frequently described as" or "are commonly characterized as".
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Vacuums are often defined as the absence of everything.
Millennials are often defined as those born between 1980 and 2000.
Their traditional opponents are often defined as the mostly urban, military-royalist "elite".
Misdemeanours are often defined as offenses punishable only by fines or by short terms of imprisonment in local jails.
Lung cancers are often defined as being either small cell lung cancer or non-small cell lung cancer.
Aquifer sustainable yields are often defined as a single value based on long-term averages or annual values of recharge.
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Rock music is often defined as sublimated, transformed sexual energy.
Documentary is often defined as being in some way beholden to truth.
This is why technology is often defined as "doing more with less".
First, power is often defined as a lack of dependence on others.
Strategy is often defined as what a business chooses not to do.
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