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definite

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

def·i·nite / ˈdefənit/ • adj. clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful: definite plans. ∎ clearly true or real; unambiguous. ∎ (of a person) certain or sure about something. ∎ clear or undeniable (used for emphasis): a definite asset. ∎ having exact and discernible physical limits or form. DERIVATIVES: def·i·nite·ness n.

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definite

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definite •dammit, Hammett, Mamet •emmet, semmit •helmet, pelmet •remit • limit • kismet • climate •comet, grommet, vomit •Goldschmidt •plummet, summit •Hindemith •hermit, Kermit, permit •gannet, granite, Janet, planet •magnet • Hamnett • pomegranate •Barnet, garnet •Bennett, genet, jennet, rennet, senate, sennet, sennit, tenet •innit, linnet, minute, sinnet •cygnet, signet •cabinet • definite • Plantagenet •bonnet, sonnet •cornet, hornet •unit •punnet, whodunnit (US whodunit) •bayonet • dragonet • falconet •baronet • coronet •alternate, burnet •sandpit • carpet • armpit • decrepit •cesspit • bear pit • fleapit •pipit, sippet, skippet, snippet, tippet, Tippett, whippet •limpet • incipit • limepit •moppet, poppet •cockpit • cuckoo-spit • pulpit • puppet •crumpet, strumpet, trumpet •parapet • turnspit

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	Left-definite variations of the classical fourier expansion theorem. Magazine article from: Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis; 4/1/2007
	DEFINITE support for ICDs is offered by St. Jude study. Newspaper article from: Medical Device Daily; 11/13/2003
	At the interface: selection of the Welsh definite article (1). Magazine article from: Linguistics: an interdisciplinary journal of the language sciences; 7/1/2006