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DETERMINER
determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor
(noun) a determining or causal element or factor; “education is an important determinant of one’s outlook on life”
determiner, determinative
(noun) one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
clincher, determiner, determining factor
(noun) an argument that is conclusive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
determiner (plural determiners)
(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
(grammar) A dependent function in a noun phrase marking the NP as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.
Something that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else.
Synonyms
• (word class): determinative
• (grammatical function): determinative
Hypernyms
• (word class): function word
Hyponyms
• (word class): article (a/an, the), demonstrative determiner (this, those), possessive determiner, cardinal number (three, 50), quantifier (most, any, much, each)
predeterminer, central determiner, postdeterminer
Source: Wiktionary
De*ter"min*er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, determines or decides.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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