de|ter|mi|na|tive

de|ter|mi|na|tive
de|ter|mi|na|tive «dih TUR muh NAY tihv, -nuh tihv», adjective, noun.
–adj.
serving or tending to determine or decide; determining; conclusive: »

The earnings of the carriers during brief periods of time are not determinative of the reasonableness of the fare level (Wall Street Journal).

–n.
1. a thing that determines.
2. Linguistics. a) an ideographic sign in hieroglyphic writing, annexed to a word phonetically represented, to define its meaning. b) in certain languages:
3. a spoken syllable having an analogous function.
4. a determinative or demonstrative word.
–de|ter´mi|na´tive|ly, adverb.
–de|ter´mi|na´tive|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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