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de·fin·i·tive
 definitive
- pronunciation:
- dih
fI
n
tihv
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
most reliable, complete, or authoritative.
This book contains the definitive history of the attack on Pearl Harbor.- similar words:
- classic
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| definition 2: |
having a complete, fixed, or final form.
Before all the facts are in, it's impossible to give a definitive answer.- antonyms:
- provisional, tentative
- similar words:
- decisive, definite, final
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| definition 3: |
most explicit or precise.
a definitive outline of the issues- similar words:
- definite
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| related words: |
specific, standard, ultimate |
| derivations: |
definitively (adv.), definitiveness (n.) |
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