Definitions for determinative
dɪˈtɜr məˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪvde·ter·mi·na·tive

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. determiner, determinativenoun

   one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases

2. determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factoradjective

   a determining or causal element or factor

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

3. deciding(a), determinant, determinative, determining(a)adjective

   having the power or quality of deciding

   "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. determinativenoun

   An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.

2. determinativenoun

   A word that typically functions as a determiner in a noun phrase; many also have other functions.

3. determinativeadjective

   Determining something.

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1. Determinativeadjective

   having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive

   Etymology: [Cf. F. dterminatif.]

2. Determinativenoun

   that which serves to determine

   Etymology: [Cf. F. dterminatif.]

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1. Determinative

   A determinative, also known as a taxogram or semagram, is an ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts which helps to disambiguate interpretation. They have no direct counterpart in spoken language, though they may derive historically from glyphs for real words, and functionally they resemble classifiers in East Asian and sign languages. For example, Egyptian hieroglyphic determinatives include symbols for divinities, people, parts of the body, animals, plants, and books/abstract ideas, which helped in reading but none of which were pronounced.

Matched Categories

1. • Function Word

How to pronounce determinative?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say determinative in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of determinative in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of determinative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of determinative in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   The ballot harvesting scam will go down as the biggest political scandal in history, it is totally determinative, and the Democrats are doing everything they can to stop the news from coming out. Republicans must be strong and unified in order to save our Country.

2. Joel Benenson:

   I do think Iowa and New Hampshire, while they will draw tremendous amounts of attention, will be less determinative of who plays or who doesn't.

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