determinate
adjective/dɪˈtɜːmɪnət/
/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnət/
(formal)- fixed and definite
- a sentence with a determinate meaning
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin determinatus ‘limited, determined’, past participle of determinare ‘limit, fix’, from de- ‘completely’ + terminare ‘terminate’.Definitions on the go
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