de'terminatively
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determinative (dɪˈtɜːmɪnətɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | able to or serving to settle or determine; deciding |
| —n | |
| 2. | a factor, circumstance, etc, that settles or determines |
| 3. | grammar a less common word for determiner |
| 4. | (in a logographic writing system) a logogram that bears a separate meaning, from which compounds and inflected forms are built up |
| de'terminatively | |
| —adv | |
| de'terminativeness | |
| —n | |
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De'terminatively
is always a great word to know.
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