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DETERMINER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A determining or causal element or factorplay

Example:

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

Synonyms:

causal factor; determinant; determinative; determiner; determining factor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("determiner" is a kind of...):

cognitive factor (something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "determiner"):

clincher; decisive factor (a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively)

influence (a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do)

Derivation:

determine (decide upon or fix definitely)

Sense 2

Meaning:

One of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrasesplay

Synonyms:

determinative; determiner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("determiner" is a kind of...):

closed-class word; function word (a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "determiner"):

article ((grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase)

Derivation:

determine (decide upon or fix definitely)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An argument that is conclusiveplay

Synonyms:

clincher; determiner; determining factor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("determiner" is a kind of...):

argument; statement (a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true)

Derivation:

determine (settle conclusively; come to terms)

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