Definition of determinative Determinative
/dɪtɚˈmɪnʌtɪˌv/ - [diterminutiv] - de•ter•mi•na•tive
We found 9 definitions of determinative from 4 different sources.
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What does determinative mean?
WordNet
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| determinative - having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" | ||
| deciding, determinant, determining | ||
| decisive determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence" | ||
Noun |
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| determinative - a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life" | ||
| determinant, determiner, determining factor, causal factor | ||
| cognitive factor something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result | ||
| decisive factor, clincher a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets | ||
| determinative - one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases | ||
| determiner | ||
| closed-class word, function word a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | ||
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Wiktionary 
- determinative (Noun)
An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts. - determinative (Noun)
A word that typically functions as a determiner in a noun phrase ; many also have other functions. determiner in The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language Huddleston & Pullum, 2002. CUP. - determinative (Adjective)
Determining something.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- determinative (a.)
Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive. - determinative (n.)
That which serves to determine.
Part of speech
🔤- determinative, noun, singular of determinatives.
