Definiens Definition

dĭ-fĭnē-ĕnz
definientia
noun
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Noun

Singular:
definiens
Plural:
definientia

Origin of Definiens

  • From Latin, substantive use of dÄ“fÄ«niÄ“ns (“[a] defining"), present active participle of dÄ“fÄ«niō (“I set bounds to", “I define").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin dēfīniēns present participle of dēfīnīre to define define

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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