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definitive
English
Etymology
From Middle French définitif.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??f?n.?t.?v/
Adjective
definitive (comparative more definitive, superlative most definitive)
- explicitly defined
- conclusive or decisive
- definite, authoritative and complete
- 1838, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic
- Some definitive […] scheme of reconciliation.
- 1838, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic
- limiting; determining
- (philately) general, not issued for commemorative purposes
- (obsolete) Determined; resolved.
- 1604, William Shakespeare, Measure, for Measure, V. i. 424:
- Never crave him. We are definitive.
- 1604, William Shakespeare, Measure, for Measure, V. i. 424:
Derived terms
- definitively
Translations
Noun
definitive (plural definitives)
- (grammar) a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something
- (philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand
- Synonym: definitive stamp
Translations
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /defini?tive/
- Rhymes: -ive
Adverb
definitive
- definitively
German
Adjective
definitive
- inflection of definitiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
definitive
- feminine plural of definitivo
Anagrams
- definitevi
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /de?.fi?.ni??ti?.u?e/, [d?e?fi?ni??t?i?u??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.fi.ni?ti.ve/, [d??fini?t?i?v?]
Adjective
d?f?n?t?ve
- vocative masculine singular of d?f?n?t?vus
References
- definitive in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- definitive in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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factual
English
Etymology
fact +? -al, modified by analogy with actual.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?fæk(t)?u?l/, /?fæk(t)??l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?fak(t)???l/, /?fak(t)??l/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?f?k(t)???l/, /?f?k(t)??l/
Adjective
factual (comparative more factual, superlative most factual)
- Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
- 2012, D.C. Kline, Dominion and Wealth: A Critical Analysis of Karl Marx’ Theory of Commercial Law, Springer Science & Business Media (?ISBN), page 34:
- If, as Marx claimed, these factual views were held by the ideologists of the nineteenth century and if these factual claims could be proven false, then Marx could claim to have refuted certain tenets of capitalist political philosophy on a purely […]
- 2014, Derek Matravers, Fiction and Narrative, OUP Oxford (?ISBN):
- Thus, the approach has more flexibility than Lamarque and Olsen's approach; in particular, it is open to the possibility that false factual claims do affect our understanding of, and our evaluation of, fictional narratives.
- 2012, D.C. Kline, Dominion and Wealth: A Critical Analysis of Karl Marx’ Theory of Commercial Law, Springer Science & Business Media (?ISBN), page 34:
- True, accurate, corresponding to reality.
- 2007, Robin Parrish, Fearless, Bethany House Pub (?ISBN)
- He knew Guardian's real name. Did he dare play that card? "Yes ma'am, that's factual information. All of it."
- 2007, Robin Parrish, Fearless, Bethany House Pub (?ISBN)
Derived terms
Related terms
- fact
- counterfactual
- de facto
Translations
Further reading
- factual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- factual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- caul fat
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- fatual
Adjective
factual m or f (plural factuais, comparable)
- factual (consisting of facts)
Spanish
Adjective
factual (plural factuales)
- factual
- Synonym: fáctico
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