definiens
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin, substantive use of dēfīniēns (“[a] defining”), present active participle of dēfīniō (“I set bounds to”, “I define”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dĭfĭʹnĭĕnz, dëfēʹniëns, dēfīʹnĭënz, IPA(key): /dɪˈfɪnɪɛnz/,[1] /deːˈfiːnieːns/, /diːˈfaɪnɪɛːnz/
Noun[edit]
definiens (plural definientia)
- (semantics) The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.
- In the defining statement “A lake is a large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water”, “large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water” is the definiens.
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Definition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References[edit]
- definiens at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Notes:
- ^ “definiens” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Present participle of dēfīniō.
Participle[edit]
dēfīniēns m, f, n (genitive dēfīnientis); third declension
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | dēfīniēns | dēfīnientēs | dēfīnientia | ||
| genitive | dēfīnientis | dēfīnientium | |||
| dative | dēfīnientī | dēfīnientibus | |||
| accusative | dēfīnientem | dēfīniēns | dēfīnientēs | dēfīnientia | |
| ablative | dēfīniente, dēfīnientī1 | dēfīnientibus | |||
| vocative | dēfīniēns | dēfīnientēs | dēfīnientia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
