determinative
An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scriptsAn ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.
Translations
2 languagesMeaning
2 sensesA member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.
Origin
From Middle French déterminatif. Equivalent to determine + -ative.From Middle French déterminatif. Equivalent to determine + -ative.
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Forms
plural: determinatives| Singular | determinative |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases:determiner
- a determining or causal element or factor:determinantdeterminerdetermining factorcausal factor
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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