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def·i·nite

   [def-uh-nit]
adjective
1.
clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
2.
having fixed limits; bounded with precision: a definite area.
3.
positive; certain; sure: It is definite that he will take the job.
4.
defining; limiting.
5.
Botany. (of an inflorescence) determinate.
Origin:
1520–30; < Latin dēfīnītus limited, precise, past participle of dēfīnīre; see define, -ite2

Related forms
def·i·nite·ness, noun
non·def·i·nite, adjective
non·def·i·nite·ly, adverb
non·def·i·nite·ness, noun
qua·si-def·i·nite, adjective
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qua·si-def·i·nite·ly, adverb
sem·i·def·i·nite, adjective
sem·i·def·i·nite·ly, adverb
sem·i·def·i·nite·ness, noun
un·def·i·nite, adjective
un·def·i·nite·ly, adverb
un·def·i·nite·ness, noun
COLLAPSE

Can be confused: definite, definitive.

Synonyms
1. specific, particular. 2. well-defined.

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World English Dictionary
definite (ˈdɛfɪnɪt)
 
—adj
1.  clearly defined; exact; explicit
2.  having precise limits or boundaries
3.  known for certain; sure: it is definite that they have won
4.  botany
 a.  denoting a type of growth in which the main stem ends in a flower, as in a cymose inflorescence; determinate
 b.  (esp of flower parts) limited or fixed in number in a given species
 
[C15: from Latin dēfīnītus limited, distinct; see define]
 
'definiteness
 
—n
 
definitude
 
—n

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definite
1550s, from L. definitus "defined, bounded, limited," pp. of definire (see define).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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