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Definitive
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
A word used to define or limit the extent of the signification of a common noun, such as the definite article, and some pronouns.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express. A strict and definitive truth. Sir T. Browne. Some definitive . . . scheme of reconciliation. Prescott.
2. Limiting; determining; as, a definitive word.
3. Determined; resolved. [Obs.] Shak.