| a. | 1. | Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express. |
| 2. | Limiting; determining; | |
| 3. | Determined; resolved. | |
| n. | 1. | (Gram.) A word used to define or limit the extent of the signification of a common noun, such as the definite article, and some pronouns. |
| Adj. | 1. | definitive - clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney Synonyms: unequivocal |
| 2. | definitive - of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" Synonyms: authoritative, classical | |
| 3. | definitive - supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem" Synonyms: determinate |
DEFINITIVE. That which terminates a suit a definitive sentence or judgment is put in opposition to an interlocutory judgment; final. (q.v.)
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