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definite article

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definite article
n.
A member of the class of determiners that restricts or particularizes a noun. In English, the is the definite article.
definite article
n
(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar a determiner that expresses specificity of reference, such as the in English Compare indefinite article
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Noun1.definite article - a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference
article - (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
Translations
definite article
n (Gram) → bestimmter Artikel
definite article n (Gram) → articolo determinativo
definite article n (Gram) → articolo determinativo


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The concordance is complete except for the definite article, de, and kai.
Concordance to the Greek New Testament, 6th ed by Krentz, Edgar / Currents in Theology and Mission
But Timmy has developed a linguistic strategy that allows him to distance himself from his bickering parents, and it involves slapping the definite article in front of their names.
That '70s show by Wren, Celia / Commonweal
Judge Halpern noted that the phrase "tax required to be shown on a return" was a general qualification, since the indefinite article "a" was used, instead of the definite article "the," in the statute.
Estate tax issues add to practice and procedure developments by Rea, Robert C. / The Tax Adviser
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