definite

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/, /ˈdɛfənɪt/

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AdjectiveEdit

definite (comparative more definite, superlative most definite)

1. 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 […]

2. Free from any doubt.

   definite knowledge

3. Determined; resolved.
   • c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene 6,^[2]

     […] idiots in this case of favour would

     Be wisely definite;

4. (linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

   the definite article

AntonymsEdit

• indefinite

Related termsEdit

• definitely
• definitive
• unquestionable
• decided
• definite article

TranslationsEdit

having distinct limits

• Catalan: definit m
• Finnish: rajattu (fi), määrätty (fi)
• French: défini (fr)
• Greek: σαφής (el) m, f (safís), καθορισμένος (el) m (kathorisménos)
• Japanese: 明確 (ja) (meikaku)

• Russian: определённый (ru) (opredeljónnyj)
• Spanish: definido (es)
• Swedish: bestämd (sv)
• Ukrainian: ви́значений (význačenyj)

free from any doubt

• Dutch: eenduidig (nl)
• Finnish: varma (fi)
• German: eindeutig (de)
• Greek: ξεκάθαρος (el) m (xekátharos)
• Polish: jasny (pl) m, sprecyzowany m

• Russian: определённый (ru) (opredeljónnyj), я́сный (ru) (jásnyj)
• Spanish: indudable
• Swedish: bestämd (sv)
• Ukrainian: ви́значений (význačenyj)

(linguistics) designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing

• Arabic: مَعْرِفَة‎‎ (ar) f (maʿrifa)
• Catalan: definit (ca)
• Finnish: määräinen (fi), määrätty (fi)
• Greek: οριστικός (el) m (oristikós)

• Hungarian: határozott (hu)
• Russian: определённый (ru) (opredeljónnyj)
• Spanish: definido (es) m
• Swedish: bestämd (sv)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} определен (bg) (opredelen), ^{(please verify)} сигурен (bg) (siguren)
• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} difinita
• German: definitiv (2)
• Hebrew: מוגדר (mugdar) (1)
• Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} ákveðinn (is) m, ^{(please verify)} ákv. m

• Italian: ^{(please verify)} definito
• Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} cinnteach, ^{(please verify)} deimhinn
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} definido (es)
• Telugu: ఖాయం (khaayaM), ఖచ్చితం (khacchitaM)
• Welsh: ^{(please verify)} pendant (cy)

NounEdit

definite (plural definites)

1. (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
2. (obsolete) Anything that is defined or determined.

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ItalianEdit

VerbEdit

definite

1. Second-person plural indicative present form of definire.
2. Second-person plural imperative present form of definire.

AdjectiveEdit

definite

1. Feminine plural of definito.

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LatinEdit

VerbEdit

dēfīnīte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēfīniō

ReferencesEdit

• definite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers