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Definiendum and Definiens

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The definiendum is the term being defined; the definiens is the wording that does the defining.

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"'Bachelor' means unmarried adult male." Definiendum: bachelor. Definiens: the rest.

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The definiens is words about words — that's why definitions can be evaluated at all.