Definiendum

Origin

From Latin dēfīniendum, gerund of dēfīniō.

Full definition of definiendum

Noun

1. (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.

Related terms

• definition
• definiens