interdefinable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *-tér
Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
English define
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English definable
English interdefinable

    From inter- + definable.

    Adjective

    interdefinable (not comparable)

    1. (logic, philosophy) Able to be defined in terms of each other.

    Derived terms

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