definiendum
noun/dɪˌfɪniˈɛndəm/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēfīniendum, gerund of dēfīniō.
- borrowed from dēfīniendum
Definitions
The term (word or phrase) defined in a definition (whether inside a sentence, as a…
The term (word or phrase) defined in a definition (whether inside a sentence, as a dictionary entry, or otherwise).
- However, most advocates of the importance of real definition have limited the definiendum to certain kinds of things: usually an abstract entity or a concept.
- The objects themselves are the definienda of the definition. The first set of properties through which the definienda are collected together to form a group is called ‘the limiting properties of being the definienda of the definition’.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for definiendum. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA