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      certain
      noun
      A surname.
      adjective
      Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
      Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
      Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.
      Fixed; regular; determinate.
      Particular and definite, but unspecified or unnamed; used to introduce someone or something without going into further detail.
      (euphemistic, preceded by "a") Used to denote that the speaker is referring to a specific person or thing that they do not want to name directly, implying that the listener should infer the identity of the referent.
      (preceded by "a", of a person) Named but not previously mentioned.
      (preceded by "a", of a person) Used before the name of someone famous that people are expected to know.
      Unfailing; infallible.
      (obsolete) Determined; resolved.
      Roots
      certuscert- · Latin · sure, settled
      Synonyms for certain
      sureadjparticularadjspecificadjdefiniteadjanyadjsomeadjdoubtlessadvassuredadjpredeterminedadjconfidentadj
      Words related to certain
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