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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
Noun
Grammar the word `the'
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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
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definite article definite n → bestimmter Artikel m
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Definite articles drop out, as do adjectives and pronouns; everything occurs in a rolling, improvised present tense.
Riding the Rap by Worth, Robert / Commonweal
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