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definitude

[dih-fin-i-tood, -tyood]

noun

definiteness; exactitude; precision.

Origin:
1830–40; definite + -tude

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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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