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   definitive

   /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a conclusion or agreement) done or reached decisively and with authority: "a definitive decision" Similar conclusivefinalultimatedecisiveunconditionalunqualifiedabsolutecategoricalpositivedefiniteOpposite provisional
   • ▪ (of a book or other text) the most authoritative of its kind: "the definitive biography of Prince Charles" Similar authoritativeexhaustivemost reliablemost completemost perfectmost scholarlybestfinestconsummateclassicstandardrecognizedacceptedapprovedofficialestablished
   • 2. (of a postage stamp) for general use and typically of standard design, not special or commemorative.

   noun

   • 1. a definitive postage stamp: "low-value British definitives simply have a portrait of the reigning monarch"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French definitif, -ive, from Latin definitivus, from definit- ‘set within limits’, from the verb definire (see define).

   Scrabble Points: 17

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