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Definition of Determinative

1. Adjective. Having the power or quality of deciding. "The determinative (or determinant) battle"

2. Noun. One of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases.

3. Noun. A determining or causal element or factor. "Education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

Definition of Determinative

1. a. Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive.

2. n. That which serves to determine.

Definition of Determinative

1. Noun. (linguistics) An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts. ¹

2. Noun. (grammar) A word that typically functions as a determiner in a noun phrase; many also have other functions.'''determiner''' in ''The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language'' Huddleston & Pullum, 2002. CUP. ¹

3. Adjective. Determining (gloss deciding) something. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Determinative

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Determinative

1. Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive. "Incidents . . . Determinative of their course." (I. Taylor) Determinative tables, tables presenting the specific character of minerals, plants, etc, to assist in determining the species to which a specimen belongs. Origin: Cf. F. Determinatif. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Determinative

determinacies determinacy determinans determinant determinant group determinantal determinants determinate determinate cleavage determinated

determinately determinateness determinates determination determinations determinative (current term) determinatively determinativeness determinatives determinator

determinators determine determined determinedly determinedness determiner determiner phrase determiners determines determinest

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