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1 being the most accurate and apparently thorough

the definitive work on the attack on Pearl Harbor

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2 serving to put an end to all debate or questioning

a definitive answer that put an immediate end to the discussion

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3 so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning

the insurance company's definitive statement on the types of surgical operations that are covered

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4 constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated

Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade is often cited as the definitive hard-boiled private detective

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conclusive, decisive, determinative, definitive mean bringing to an end. conclusive applies to reasoning or logical proof that puts an end to debate or questioning. conclusive evidence decisive may apply to something that ends a controversy, a contest, or any uncertainty. a decisive battle determinative adds an implication of giving a fixed character or direction. the determinative factor in the court's decision definitive applies to what is put forth as final and permanent. the definitive biography