Defining

In academic speaking, it is often necessary to define your terms

Language

X is ...
X is called ...
X is known as ...
X may be defined as ...
X is a type of Y that/which ...
A type of Y which ... is X
We call ... ...
We define ... ...as

Defining
In a lecture, it is often necessary to define the terms that will be used. This is important as familiar words
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