The definition "'parlor' means a room for receiving visitors" is an example of:
a. an etymological definition.
b. a precising definition.
c. a theoretical definition.
d. a definition by subclass.
e. a definition by genus and difference.
a. an etymological definition. - Parlour from the middle ages the word parloir or parler, which means "to speak." Its original usage denoted a place set aside like an "audience chamber", or receiving area.
