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determiner

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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.

determiner [dɪˈtɜːmɪnə]
n
1. (Linguistics / Grammar) a word, such as a number, article, personal pronoun, that determines (limits) the meaning of a noun phrase, e.g. their in `their black cat'.
2. a person or thing that determines
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.determiner - an argument that is conclusive
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
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.determinerdeterminer - a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
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"
Translations
determiner [dɪˈtɜːmɪnəʳ] Ndeterminante m
determiner [dɪˈtɜːrmɪnər] n (GRAMMAR)déterminant m
determiner
n (Gram) → Bestimmungswort nt
determiner [dɪˈtɜːmɪnəʳ] n (Gram) → determinante m
determiner [dɪˈtɜːmɪnəʳ] n (Gram) → determinante m


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