English → Latin
“definition” in Latin
fīnītiōA limiting, limit, boundary, frontier; rule, law; restriction; end, ending, conclusion.; A determining, assigning; defindēfīnītiōdefinition; precise description; specification; boundary, limitexplicōto unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; to spread out, stretch out, extend, display, deploy; to disentangle, solve, set
The English word definition itself goes back to Latin fīniō, through dēfīnītiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
definition
finitio; definitio (a strict definition): explicate (an explanation): To give a definition of; Vid: To DEFINE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for definition?
- The usual Latin words for “definition” are fīnītiō, dēfīnītiō, explicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.