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English Dictionary: definitive	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
definitive adj clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney Synonym(s): definitive, unequivocal of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" Synonym(s): authoritative, classical, classic, definitive supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem" Synonym(s): definitive, determinate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Definitive \Defin"itive\, a. [L. definitivus: cf. F. d[82]finitif.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Definitive \Defin"itive\, n. (Gram.) A word used to define or limit the extent of the signification of a common noun, such as the definite article, and some pronouns. Note: Definitives . . . are commonly called by grammarians articles. . . . They are of two kinds, either those properly and strictly so called, or else pronominal articles, such as this, that, any, other, some, all, no, none, etc. --Harris (Hermes).