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Definition of determinate adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

determinate

adjective

/dɪˈtɜːmɪnət/

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnət/

(formal)

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fixed and definite
- a sentence with a determinate meaning
opposite indeterminate
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin determinatus ‘limited, determined’, past participle of determinare ‘limit, fix’, from de- ‘completely’ + terminare ‘terminate’.

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