definite

noun

(grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.

(obsolete) Anything that is defined or determined.

adjective

Free from any doubt.

Determined; resolved; decided.

Having distinct limits.

(linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

Roots

finisfin- · Latin · end, boundary

Synonyms for definite

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