# File lib/chronic/chronic.rb, line 162
    def definitions(options={})
      options[:endian_precedence] ||= [:middle, :little]

      @definitions ||= {
        :time => [
          Handler.new([:repeater_time, :repeater_day_portion?], nil)
        ],

        :date => [
          Handler.new([:repeater_day_name, :repeater_month_name, :scalar_day, :repeater_time, :separator_slash_or_dash?, :time_zone, :scalar_year], :handle_rdn_rmn_sd_t_tz_sy),
          Handler.new([:repeater_day_name, :repeater_month_name, :scalar_day], :handle_rdn_rmn_sd),
          Handler.new([:repeater_day_name, :repeater_month_name, :ordinal_day], :handle_rdn_rmn_od),
          Handler.new([:scalar_year, :separator_slash_or_dash, :scalar_month, :separator_slash_or_dash, :scalar_day, :repeater_time, :time_zone], :handle_sy_sm_sd_t_tz),
          Handler.new([:repeater_month_name, :scalar_day, :scalar_year], :handle_rmn_sd_sy),
          Handler.new([:repeater_month_name, :ordinal_day, :scalar_year], :handle_rmn_od_sy),
          Handler.new([:repeater_month_name, :scalar_day, :scalar_year, :separator_at?, 'time?'], :handle_rmn_sd_sy),
          Handler.new([:repeater_month_name, :ordinal_day, :scalar_year, :separator_at?, 'time?'], :handle_rmn_od_sy),
          Handler.new([:repeater_month_name, :scalar_day, :separator_at?, 'time?'], :handle_rmn_sd),
          Handler.new([:repeater_time, :repeater_day_portion?, :separator_on?, :repeater_month_name, :scalar_day], :handle_rmn_sd_on),
          Handler.new([:repeater_month_name, :ordinal_day, :separator_at?, 'time?'], :handle_rmn_od),
          Handler.new([:ordinal_day, :repeater_month_name, :scalar_year, :separator_at?, 'time?'], :handle_od_rmn_sy),
          Handler.new([:ordinal_day, :repeater_month_name, :separator_at?, 'time?'], :handle_od_rmn),
          Handler.new([:scalar_year, :repeater_month_name, :ordinal_day], :handle_sy_rmn_od),
          Handler.new([:repeater_time, :repeater_day_portion?, :separator_on?, :repeater_month_name, :ordinal_day], :handle_rmn_od_on),
          Handler.new([:repeater_month_name, :scalar_year], :handle_rmn_sy),
          Handler.new([:scalar_day, :repeater_month_name, :scalar_year, :separator_at?, 'time?'], :handle_sd_rmn_sy),
          Handler.new([:scalar_day, :repeater_month_name, :separator_at?, 'time?'], :handle_sd_rmn),
          Handler.new([:scalar_year, :separator_slash_or_dash, :scalar_month, :separator_slash_or_dash, :scalar_day, :separator_at?, 'time?'], :handle_sy_sm_sd),
          Handler.new([:scalar_month, :separator_slash_or_dash, :scalar_year], :handle_sm_sy)
        ],

        # tonight at 7pm
        :anchor => [
          Handler.new([:grabber?, :repeater, :separator_at?, :repeater?, :repeater?], :handle_r),
          Handler.new([:grabber?, :repeater, :repeater, :separator_at?, :repeater?, :repeater?], :handle_r),
          Handler.new([:repeater, :grabber, :repeater], :handle_r_g_r)
        ],

        # 3 weeks from now, in 2 months
        :arrow => [
          Handler.new([:scalar, :repeater, :pointer], :handle_s_r_p),
          Handler.new([:pointer, :scalar, :repeater], :handle_p_s_r),
          Handler.new([:scalar, :repeater, :pointer, 'anchor'], :handle_s_r_p_a)
        ],

        # 3rd week in march
        :narrow => [
          Handler.new([:ordinal, :repeater, :separator_in, :repeater], :handle_o_r_s_r),
          Handler.new([:ordinal, :repeater, :grabber, :repeater], :handle_o_r_g_r)
        ]
      }

      endians = [
        Handler.new([:scalar_month, :separator_slash_or_dash, :scalar_day, :separator_slash_or_dash, :scalar_year, :separator_at?, 'time?'], :handle_sm_sd_sy),
        Handler.new([:scalar_day, :separator_slash_or_dash, :scalar_month, :separator_slash_or_dash, :scalar_year, :separator_at?, 'time?'], :handle_sd_sm_sy)
      ]

      case endian = Array(options[:endian_precedence]).first
      when :little
        @definitions[:endian] = endians.reverse
      when :middle
        @definitions[:endian] = endians
      else
        raise ArgumentError, "Unknown endian option '#{endian}'"
      end

      @definitions
    end