determiner (redirected from Determiners)

de·ter·min·er  (d-tûrm-nr)

n.

1. One that determines.

2. Grammar A word belonging to a group of noun modifiers, which includes articles, demonstratives, possessive adjectives, and words such as any, both, or whose, and, in English, occupying the first position in a noun phrase or following another determiner.

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determiner

Noun

Grammar a word, such as a number, article, or personal pronoun, that determines the meaning of a noun phrase

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	determiner - an argument that is conclusive clincher, determining factor argument, statement - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
	2.	determiner - one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases determinative closed-class word, function word - a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning article - (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
	3.	determiner - a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life" causal factor, determinant, determining factor, determinative cognitive factor - something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result decisive factor, clincher - a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively influence - a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"