interdefinable

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adjective

Able to be defined in terms of each other.

OriginEnglish definable ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterdefinable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesAble to be defined in terms of each other.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishdefine
  8. Englishdefinable
  9. Englishinterdefinable

From inter- + definable.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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