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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
definite
/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/
adjective1 of 2
Not likely to change; clearly decided
- “There is definitely a lot of interest in the subject.”Tatoeba
- “We definitely need to go back and see some more.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
(grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)