"definitive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈfɪn.ə.tɪv/ [General-American, General-Australian], [dɪˈfɪn.ə.ɾɪv] [General-American, General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-definitive.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more definitive [comparative], most definitive [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French définitif. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|définitif}} Middle French définitif Head templates: {{en-adj}} definitive (comparative more definitive, superlative most definitive)
  1. explicitly defined Translations (explicitly defined): behin-betiko (Basque), експлицитен (ekspliciten) (Bulgarian), definitiu (Catalan), definitiivinen (Finnish), yksikäsitteisesti määritelty (Finnish), definitivo (Italian), deimhinnte (Scottish Gaelic), definitivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-definitive-en-adj-US9PRzaI Disambiguation of 'explicitly defined': 88 1 1 4 4 2
  2. conclusive or decisive Translations (conclusive or decisive): решителен (rešitelen) (Bulgarian), definitiu (Catalan), definitief (Dutch), lopullinen (Finnish), ratkaiseva (Finnish), definitiivinen (Finnish), définitif [masculine] (French), définitive [feminine] (French), endgültig (German), definitivo (Italian), оконча́тельный (okončátelʹnyj) (Russian), deimhinnte (Scottish Gaelic), definitivo (Spanish), decisivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-definitive-en-adj-V0rU5k9P Disambiguation of 'conclusive or decisive': 2 95 0 1 2 1
  3. definite, authoritative and complete Translations (definite, authoritative and complete): окончателен (okončatelen) (Bulgarian), definitiu (Catalan), lopullinen (Finnish), definitiivinen (Finnish), definitivo (Italian), deimhinnte (Scottish Gaelic), autorizado (Spanish), oficial (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-definitive-en-adj-3GhG5Ape Disambiguation of 'definite, authoritative and complete': 1 0 97 0 1 1
  4. limiting; determining Translations (limiting; determining): määräinen (note: in linguistics) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-definitive-en-adj-w8TihnoS Disambiguation of 'limiting; determining': 4 1 0 87 2 5
  5. (philately) general, not issued for commemorative purposes Categories (topical): Philately Translations (philately: not issued for commemorative purposes): yleis- (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-definitive-en-adj-~SwxDR3v Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately Disambiguation of 'philately: not issued for commemorative purposes': 8 2 1 5 82 2
  6. (obsolete) Determined; resolved. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-definitive-en-adj-hU3PtFfj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: definitive agreement, definitive host, definitively, definitive treatment

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈfɪn.ə.tɪv/ [General-American, General-Australian], [dɪˈfɪn.ə.ɾɪv] [General-American, General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-definitive.wav [Southern-England] Forms: definitives [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French définitif. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|définitif}} Middle French définitif Head templates: {{en-noun}} definitive (plural definitives)
  1. (grammar) a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-definitive-en-noun-MCmqkRb3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 5 1 18 11 2 31 9 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand Categories (topical): Philately Synonyms: definitive stamp Translations (philately: ordinary postage stamp): dagligmærke (Danish), yleispostimerkki (Finnish), timbre d’usage courant (French), Dauermarke [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-definitive-en-noun-LFT591ef Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately Disambiguation of 'philately: ordinary postage stamp': 4 96

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "limiting; determining"
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        "general, not issued for commemorative purposes"
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        "Determined; resolved."
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        "(obsolete) Determined; resolved."
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    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "explicitly defined",
      "word": "behin-betiko"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ekspliciten",
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      "word": "експлицитен"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "explicitly defined",
      "word": "definitiu"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "explicitly defined",
      "word": "definitiivinen"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "explicitly defined",
      "word": "yksikäsitteisesti määritelty"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "explicitly defined",
      "word": "definitivo"
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      "sense": "explicitly defined",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "conclusive or decisive",
      "word": "definitiu"
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      "sense": "conclusive or decisive",
      "word": "definitief"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "conclusive or decisive",
      "word": "lopullinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "conclusive or decisive",
      "word": "ratkaiseva"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "conclusive or decisive",
      "word": "definitiivinen"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "conclusive or decisive",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "conclusive or decisive",
      "word": "endgültig"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "conclusive or decisive",
      "word": "definitivo"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "word": "оконча́тельный"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "word": "deimhinnte"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "limiting; determining",
      "word": "määräinen"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "philately: not issued for commemorative purposes",
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "philately: ordinary postage stamp",
      "word": "dagligmærke"
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      "sense": "philately: ordinary postage stamp",
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