Synonyms for determinative
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-tur-muh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtɜr məˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv |
Définition of determinative
Origin :- 1650s, from French déterminatif (15c.), from Latin determinat-, past participle stem of determinare (see determine). As a noun from 1832.
- adj conclusive
- In Egyptian hieroglyphics the symbol for stone is used as the determinative for Set.
- Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith
- As in later periods, their names are there preceded by the determinative for divinity.
- Extract from : « Legends Of Babylon And Egypt » by Leonard W. King
- According to the essays, it is the needs of a situation which are determinative.
- Extract from : « Essays in Experimental Logic » by John Dewey
- Here, too, the welfare of society is the determinative factor.
- Extract from : « The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals » by Edmund P. Evans
- It is true that no one thing is determinative in the making of a nation.
- Extract from : « Our Part in the Great War » by Arthur Gleason
- The years since that determinative hour in the Richmond book-shop had been well harvested.
- Extract from : « Lewis Rand » by Mary Johnston
- The internal condition is determinative, for things that are boresome to one may be very interesting to another.
- Extract from : « Criminal Psychology » by Hans Gross
- His inability is not determinative, because the circumstances following a deed have no reflex effect.
- Extract from : « Criminal Psychology » by Hans Gross
- The Minister tells me still, that he is working upon the subject, but cannot yet give a determinative answer.
- Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IV (of 12) » by Various
- The reader should remember the name, for it was the scene of one of the most remarkable and determinative events in history.
- Extract from : « South American Fights and Fighters » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
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