definite


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
definite/ˈdefɪnət/
adjective
  • 1 clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful.

    ■ (of a person) certain or sure about something.

  • 2 clearly true or real.
  • 3 having exact and discernible physical limits.
– derivatives
definiteness noun.
– origin C16: from L. definitus ‘defined, set within limits’, past part. of definire (see define).
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