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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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- archetypal
- (also archetypical),
- classic,
- exemplary,
- imitable,
- model,
- paradigmatic,
- quintessential,
- textbook
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- A-OK,
- A1,
- bang-up,
- banner,
- capital,
- choice,
- crackerjack,
- dandy,
- excellent,
- fabulous,
- fantastic,
- fine,
- first-class,
- first-rate,
- grand,
- great,
- groovy,
- jim-dandy,
- keen,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- nifty,
- par excellence,
- prime,
- primo
- [slang],
- sensational,
- splendid,
- stellar,
- sterling,
- superb,
- superior,
- superlative,
- swell,
- terrific,
- tip-top,
- top,
- top-notch,
- unsurpassed,
- wizard
- [chiefly British],
- wonderful
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The first known use of definitive was in the 14th century
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