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adjective \di-ˈfi-nə-tiv\Definition of DEFINITIVE
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
— de·fin·i·tive·ly adverb
— de·fin·i·tive·ness noun
See Examples of DEFINITIVE
- We need a definitive answer to this question.
- The court has issued a definitive ruling.
- a definitive collection of the band's albums
Origin of DEFINITIVE
Middle English diffinityf, from Anglo-French diffinitive, from Latin definitivus, from definitus
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to DEFINITIVE
- Synonyms
- authoritative, classic, classical, magisterial
- Antonyms
- inconclusive, indecisive, unclear
See Synonym Discussion at conclusive
Rhymes with DEFINITIVE
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nounDefinition of DEFINITIVE
: a definitive postage stamp — compare provisional
First Known Use of DEFINITIVE
1951
Rhymes with DEFINITIVE
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adjective \di-ˈfin-ət-iv\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of DEFINITIVE
: fully differentiated or developed <a definitive organ>
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