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- Dictionarydefinitive/dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv/
adjective
- 1. (of a conclusion or agreement) done or reached decisively and with authority: "a definitive decision" Similar Opposite
- 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"
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Definitive -> final; conclusive; Definite -> precise; explicit and clearly defined; So things can be clear and explicit, but might lack the conclusiveness. Or someone can give you their definitive answer, but it can be completely unclear. Of course something can be definitive and definite at the same time.
Jul 8, 2013 · Defining and describing are fundamentally different, but their meanings are (I believe) not very related to definitive/descriptive. – Simon Kuang Commented Jul 8, 2013 at 19:42
Sep 8, 2014 · 2 : authoritative and apparently exhaustive (a definitive edition} But there is something less than definitive about this definition, starting with the weasel word "apparently" in the main definition and exacerbated by the indefinite article preceding "definitive edition" in the example.
Apr 22, 2023 · I believe that these questions are definitive as they need a yes/no answer, and as such, "not really" doesn't make sense here. They are arguing that because "not really" is defined by Marriam Webster as: "no" in a way that is not very forceful or definite. then it can be used in place of "no" for the above questions.
Aug 28, 2014 · To native speakers, there is no definitive interpretation. It could mean either "up to and including", or "strictly before". Which meaning it had in a specific context would depend upon the conventions governing that context, which can and do differ. If I wanted to be completely unambiguous, I would say something like "must be delivered before
Like, "YAML Ain't Markup Language", the expanded form of the abbreviation YAML uses itself in its definition and thus doesn't really define the actual thing. In this case, though, through negation, it restricts the purview of its meaning to a fairly ascertainable concept.
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Jul 4, 2013 · I'm trying to really understand how the word preclude differs from either exclude or include. Merriam Webster defines preclude as to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
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