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definite

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/

The English word “definite” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having distinct limits.
  2. Free from any doubt.
  3. Determined; resolved; decided.
  4. Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

noun

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

Etymology

From Latin dēfīnītus, past participle of dēfīniō, whence also English define.

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