determinate

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
  2. adjective not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
  3. adjective supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement

Etymology

From Middle English determinate, determynat, determinat, from Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“to limit, set bounds”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

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