Word of the Day:
definiens
What It Means
The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.
Definiens in Context
“In these definitions, then, there is only one part of the definiens, the form (e.g. being a human soul), which is prior to the kind and its matter.”
Did You Know?
From Latin, substantive use of dēfīniēns (“[a] defining”), present active participle of dēfīniō.
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