Definiendum
Origin
From Latin dÄ“fÄ«niendum, gerund of dÄ“fÄ«niÅ.
Full definition of definiendum
Noun
definiendum
(plural definienda)- (semantics) The term—word or phrase—defined in a definition.In the defining statement "A lake is a large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water", "lake" is the definiendum, "stretch of water" is the genus, and "large", "landlocked" and "naturally occurring" are the differentiae.