determinans

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noun

A modifier; a word that modifies another word.

“In the noun phrase “noun phrase”, “noun” is the determinans and “phrase” is the determinatum.”

OriginLatin dētermināns →
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Meanings

noun
  1. grammarA modifier; a word that modifies another word.

    In the noun phrase “noun phrase”, “noun” is the determinans and “phrase” is the determinatum.

Origin

  1. Latindētermināns
  2. Englishdeterminans

From Latin dētermināns, present active participle of dēterminō (“fix the limits of something”), from dē + terminō (“bound, limit”).

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Translations

German Bestimmungswort, Beysatz
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Latin adjunctum
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APA

determinans. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/determinans

MLA

“determinans.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/determinans. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “determinans,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/determinans.

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