diff --git a/spec/factories/definitions.rb b/spec/factories/definitions.rb
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+++ b/spec/factories/definitions.rb
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+FactoryBot.define do
+  factory :definition do
+    pos { "n" }
+    definition { "this is a definition" }
+    word_id { FactoryBot.create(:word).id }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/definition_spec.rb b/spec/models/definition_spec.rb
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+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Definition, type: :model do
+  it "successfully creates a definition" do
+    definition = FactoryBot.create(:definition)
+    expect(Definition.count).to eq(1)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/word_spec.rb b/spec/models/word_spec.rb
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+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Word, type: :model do
+  it "successfully creates a new word" do
+    word = FactoryBot.create(:word)
+    expect(Word.count).to eq(1)
+  end
+end