definiendum
[ dih-fin-ee-en-duh m ]
/ dɪˌfɪn iˈɛn dəm /
noun, plural de·fin·i·en·da [dih-fin-ee-en-duh] /dɪˌfɪn iˈɛn də/.
something that is or is to be defined, especially the term at the head of a dictionary entry.
Logic.
an expression to be defined in terms of another expression previously defined.
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Origin of definiendum
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British Dictionary definitions for definiendum
definiendum
/ (dɪˌfɪnɪˈɛndəm) /
noun plural -da (-də)
something to be defined, esp the term or phrase to be accounted for in a dictionary entry
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Word Origin for definiendum
Latin