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definitive
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definitive
(adjective)
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definitive
/dɪ
ˈ
fɪnətɪv/
adjective
definitive
/dɪ
ˈ
fɪnətɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of DEFINITIVE
[
more definitive; most definitive
]
1
:
not able to be argued about or changed
:
final and settled
We need a
definitive
answer to this question.
The court has issued a
definitive
ruling.
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2
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complete, accurate, and considered to be the best of its kind
a
definitive
biography
a
definitive
collection of the band's albums
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— definitively
adverb
a virus
definitively
linked to some stomach diseases
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