determinative

Speech parts

1. determinative - Noun

2. determinative - Adjective

3. determinative - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive.

That which serves to determine.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

determinant deciding determiner determining determining factor causal factor supreme end last significant final certain constitutive critical determined
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Antonyms

needless little auxiliary minor inferior nominal
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Hypernyms

function word cognitive factor closed-class word

Hyponyms

influence article clincher decisive factor

Phrases with the word

determinative-phonetic determinative possessive pronoun determinative pronoun

Examples

education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life Source: Internet

the crucial experiment Source: Internet

cast the deciding vote Source: Internet

the determinative (or determinant) battle Source: Internet

A second version of the original was also written with the throne seat and the bread loaf, but ended with an egg symbol (Gardiner sign H8) which was normally read "set", but here it was used as a determinative to promote the correct reading. Source: Internet

Instead, about 90% of Chinese characters are compounds of a determinative (called a ' radical '), which may not exist independently, and a phonetic complement indicates the approximant pronunciation of the morpheme. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

determination to get married determination to live determination-phonetic character determinative possessive pronoun determinative pronoun determinative-phonetic