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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Definitive

/dĭf-ĭn'-ĭt-ĭv/ · De·fin·i·tive · IPA /dɪˈfɪn.ə.tɪv/
01 a. Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express.
  1. 1.
    Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express.
    “A strict and definitive truth.” — Sir T. Browne.
    “Some definitive . . . scheme of reconciliation.” — Prescott.
  2. 2.
    Limiting; determining; as, a definitive word.
  3. 3.
    Determined; resolved.[Obs.]
02 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.
  1. 1.
    A word used to define or limit the extent of the signification of a common noun, such as the definite article, and some pronouns.(Gram.)