definern.

Brit.

/dᵻˈfʌɪnə/, U.S.

/dəˈfaɪnər/,

/diˈfaɪnər/

Etymology: < define v. + -er suffix¹.

One who or that which defines.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > an explanation, definition > [noun] > one or that which defines

definer1589

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 193 (margin) Orismus, or the Definer of difference.

1645 J. Milton Colasterion 3 Yee see already what a faithfull definer wee have him.

1781 S. Johnson Pope in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VII. 331 To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only shew the narrowness of the definer.

1847 R. W. Emerson Uses Great Men in Wks. (1906) I. 278 A definer and map-maker of the latitudes and longitudes of our condition.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	definer
释义	definern. Brit. /dᵻˈfʌɪnə/, U.S. /dəˈfaɪnər/, /diˈfaɪnər/ Etymology: < define v. + -er suffix¹. One who or that which defines. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > an explanation, definition > [noun] > one or that which defines definer1589 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 193 (margin) Orismus, or the Definer of difference. 1645 J. Milton Colasterion 3 Yee see already what a faithfull definer wee have him. 1781 S. Johnson Pope in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VII. 331 To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only shew the narrowness of the definer. 1847 R. W. Emerson Uses Great Men in Wks. (1906) I. 278 A definer and map-maker of the latitudes and longitudes of our condition. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1589
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