definite
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin dēfīnītus, past participle of dēfīniō, whence also English define.
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definite (comparative more definite, superlative most definite)
- Having distinct limits.
- definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval
- 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences, London: John W. Parker, Volume 3, Book 14, Chapter 8, p. 145,[1]
- […] elements combine in definite proportions […]
- Free from any doubt.
- Synonym: unquestionable
- definite knowledge
- Determined; resolved; decided.
- c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene 6,[2]
- […] idiots in this case of favour would
- Be wisely definite;
- c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene 6,[2]
- (linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things
- the definite article
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having distinct limits
free from any doubt
(linguistics) designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing
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NounEdit
definite (plural definites)
- (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
- (obsolete) Anything that is defined or determined.
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VerbEdit
definite
- second-person plural indicative present of definire
- second-person plural imperative present of definire
AdjectiveEdit
definite
LatinEdit
VerbEdit
dēfīnīte
ReferencesEdit
- definite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers