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definite
English
Etymology
From Latin d?f?n?tus, past participle of d?f?ni?, whence also English define.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?f?n?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d?f?n?t/, /?d?f?n?t/
Adjective
definite (comparative more definite, superlative most definite)
- Having distinct limits.
- definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval
- 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences, London: John W. Parker, Volume 3, Book 14, Chapter 8, p. 145,[1]
- […] elements combine in definite proportions […]
- Free from any doubt.
- Synonym: unquestionable
- definite knowledge
- Determined; resolved; decided.
- c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene 6,[2]
- […] idiots in this case of favour would
- Be wisely definite;
- c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene 6,[2]
- (linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things
- the definite article
Antonyms
- indefinite
Derived terms
- definite article
- definitely
Related terms
- define
- definitive
- indefinite
Translations
Noun
definite (plural definites)
- (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
- (obsolete) Anything that is defined or determined.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.fi?ni.te/
Verb
definite
- second-person plural indicative present of definire
- second-person plural imperative present of definire
Adjective
definite
- feminine plural of definito
Latin
Verb
d?f?n?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of d?f?ni?
References
- definite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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perceivable
English
Etymology
perceive +? -able
Adjective
perceivable (comparative more perceivable, superlative most perceivable)
- Capable of being perceived; discernible.
- 1818, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, ch. 5,
- Every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable.
- 2003, "Man in Pakistan: I'm on list," USA Today, 1 Jan. (retrieved 2 Nov. 2008),
- The only perceivable difference between the AP and FBI photos is that the man in the FBI photo is clean-shaven and shorter-haired.
- 1818, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, ch. 5,
Synonyms
- perceptible, observable
Derived terms
Translations
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