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definientia

definientia is the plural of definiens.

Meaning of definiens

Noun

definiens (plural definientia)

  1. The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.
    • Yet such predicates will not in general even be interpreted over the domain of objects over which the definientia range.1977, Nelson Goodman, The Structure of Appearance, 3rd edition, D. Reidel, →ISBN, page XLIV

Words formed from definientia

Questions about definientia

What is definientia the plural of?
Definientia is the plural of definiens.

Words near definientia in the dictionary

  1. defineth
  2. definetly
  3. definienda
  4. definiendum
  5. definiens
  6. definientia
  7. definiential
  8. defining
  9. defining moment
  10. defining moments
  11. defining relative clause

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