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determinans

determinans noun: a modifier; a word that modifies another word.

Noun

determinans

  1. A modifier; a word that modifies another word.
    • In the noun phrase “noun phrase”, “noun” is the determinans and “phrase” is the determinatum.

Origin of determinans

From Latin dētermināns, present active participle of dēterminō (“fix the limits of something”), from dē + terminō (“bound, limit”).

Questions about determinans

What does determinans mean?
Determinans means a modifier; a word that modifies another word.
What part of speech is determinans?
Determinans is a noun.

Words near determinans in the dictionary

  1. determinablists
  2. determinably
  3. determinacies
  4. determinacy
  5. determinancy
  6. determinans
  7. determinant
  8. determinantal
  9. determinants
  10. determinate
  11. determinate state

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