Main Entry: ¹de·fin·i·tive

Pronunciation: \di-ˈfi-nə-tiv\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English diffinityf, from Anglo-French diffinitive, from Latin definitivus, from definitus

Date: 14th century

1 : serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation <a definitive victory>
2 : authoritative and apparently exhaustive <a definitive edition>
3 a : serving to define or specify precisely <definitive laws> b : serving as a perfect example : quintessential <a definitive bourgeois>
4 : fully differentiated or developed <a definitive organ>
5 of a postage stamp : issued as a regular stamp for the country or territory in which it is to be used

synonyms see conclusive

— de·fin·i·tive·ly adverb

— de·fin·i·tive·ness noun