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definite

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English

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Etymology

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FromLatindēfīnītus, past participle ofdēfīniō, whence also Englishdefine.

Pronunciation

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(UK)IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/
(US)IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/,/ˈdɛfənɪt/,/ˈdɛfənət/
Audio(US): (file)

Adjective

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definite (comparativemoredefinite,superlativemostdefinite)

Havingdistinctlimits.
definite dimensions; adefinite measure; adefinite period or interval
- 1837,William Whewell, chapter 8, inHistory of the Inductive Sciences‎^[1], volume 3, book 14, London: John W. Parker, page145:
  […] elements combine indefinite proportions[…]
Free from anydoubt.
Synonym:unquestionable
definite knowledge
Determined; resolved; decided.
- 1611 April (first recorded performance),William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act I, scene vi]:
  […] idiots in this case of favour would
  Be wiselydefinite
(linguistics) Designating anidentified or immediatelyidentifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things
thedefinite article

having distinct limits

Belarusian:пэ́ўны (be)(péwny)
Bulgarian:определен (bg)(opredelen)
Catalan:definit (ca)
Czech:určitý (cs)
Esperanto:difinita (eo)
Finnish:rajattu (fi),määrätty (fi)
French:défini (fr)
German:bestimmt (de),absolut (de)
Greek:σαφής (el)(safís),καθορισμένος (el)(kathorisménos)
Hebrew:מוגדר(mugdár)
Indonesian:definit (id)
Japanese:明確 (ja)(meikaku)
Polish:określony (pl)
Romanian:definit (ro)
Russian:определённый (ru)(opredeljónnyj)
Scottish Gaelic:cinnteach,deimhinn
Spanish:definido (es)
Swedish:bestämd (sv)
Ukrainian:ви́значений (uk)(význačenyj),пе́вний (uk)(pévnyj)

free from any doubt

Bulgarian:сигурен (bg)(siguren)
Dutch:eenduidig (nl)
Finnish:varma (fi)
German:eindeutig (de)
Greek:ξεκάθαρος (el)(xekátharos)
Hebrew:בטוח (he)(batúakh)
Indonesian:definit (id)
Luxembourgish:bestëmmt
Polish:jasny (pl),sprecyzowany
Romanian:sigur (ro),neîndoielnic (ro)
Russian:определённый (ru)(opredeljónnyj),я́сный (ru)(jásnyj)
Scottish Gaelic:cinnteach,deimhinn
Spanish:indudable (es)
Swedish:bestämd (sv)
Ukrainian:ви́значений (uk)(význačenyj)
Welsh:pendant (cy)

(linguistics) designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing

Arabic:مَعْرِفَة (ar) f(maʕrifa)
Catalan:definit (ca)
Danish:bestemt (da)
Esperanto:difinita
Finnish:määräinen (fi)
German:bestimmt (de);determiniert (de)
Greek:οριστικός (el)(oristikós)
Hebrew:מיודע(meyudá)
Hungarian:határozott (hu)
Icelandic:^{(pleaseverify)}ákveðinn (is)
Luxembourgish:bestëmmt
Norwegian:
Bokmål:bestemt
Nynorsk:bestemt
Persian:شناسا (fa)(šenâsâ),شناس (fa)(šenâs)
Polish:określony (pl)
Romanian:hotărât (ro)
Russian:определённый (ru)(opredeljónnyj)
Scottish Gaelic:cinnteach
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic:одређен
Roman:određen (sh)
Spanish:definido (es)
Swedish:bestämd (sv)

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