INDETERMINATE


Meaning of INDETERMINATE in English

/ ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnət; NAmE -ˈtɜːrm-/ adjective

that cannot be identified easily or exactly :

She was a tall woman of indeterminate age.

►  in·de·ter·min·acy / -nəsi; NAmE / noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from late Latin indeterminatus , from in- not + Latin determinatus limited, determined (, past participle of determinare limit, fix, from de- completely + terminare terminate).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.