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
Example sentences :
  • 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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