definee

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noun

One that is being defined.

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Meanings

noundefinee (plural definees)

plural definees

  1. human sciencesOne that is being defined.

    […] by presenting us with another term (the definer) that has the same meaning as the definee. Moreover, a definition does not merely give us a single word that is a synonym of the definee: "Liberty" means the same as "freedom."

    1976, Monroe C. Beardsley, Writing With Reason: Logic for Composition - Page 37

Origin

From define + -ee.

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APA

definee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/definee

MLA

“definee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/definee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “definee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/definee.

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