DEFINITIVE


Meaning of DEFINITIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪfɪnɪtɪv ]

1.

Something that is definitive provides a firm conclusion that cannot be questioned.

No one has come up with a definitive answer as to why this should be so...

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• de‧fini‧tive‧ly

The Constitution did not definitively rule out divorce.

ADV

2.

A definitive book or performance is thought to be the best of its kind that has ever been done or that will ever be done.

His ‘An Orkney Tapestry’ is still the definitive book on the islands.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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