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de•fin•i•ens
(di fin′ē ənz),USA pronunciation n., pl. de•fin•i•en•tia
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(di fin′ē en′shə, -shē ə).USA pronunciation
- Linguistics, Philosophysomething that defines, esp. the defining part of a dictionary entry.
- Philosophy[Logic.]an expression in terms of which another may be adequately defined. Cf. definiendum.
- Latin dēfīniēns, present participle of dēfīnīre; see define
- 1870–75
'definiens' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):