WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•fin•i•en•dum
(di fin′ē en′dəm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -da (-də).USA pronunciation
- Linguistics, Philosophysomething that is or is to be defined, esp. the term at the head of a dictionary entry.
- Philosophy[Logic.]an expression to be defined in terms of another expression previously defined. Cf. definiens.
- Latin dēfīniendum, neuter gerund, gerundive of dēfīnīre; see define
- 1870–75
'definiendum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):