definiens
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin, substantive use of dēfīniēns (“[a] defining”), present active participle of dēfīniō.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈfɪnɪɛnz/[1], /deːˈfiːnieːns/, /diːˈfaɪnɪɛːnz/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun[edit]
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definiens (plural definientia)
- (semantics) The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “definiens”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- ^ John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “definiens”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Further reading[edit]
- Definition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Present participle of dēfīniō.
Participle[edit]
dēfīniēns (genitive dēfīnientis); third-declension one-termination participle
Declension[edit]
Third-declension participle.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | dēfīniēns | dēfīnientēs | dēfīnientia | ||
Genitive | dēfīnientis | dēfīnientium | |||
Dative | dēfīnientī | dēfīnientibus | |||
Accusative | dēfīnientem | dēfīniēns | dēfīnientēs dēfīnientīs |
dēfīnientia | |
Ablative | dēfīniente dēfīnientī1 |
dēfīnientibus | |||
Vocative | dēfīniēns | dēfīnientēs | dēfīnientia |
1When used purely as an adjective.
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