determiner
Pronunciation: /dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nə(ɹ)/
The English word “determiner” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A factor that defines something, or one among several that define it.
- Someone or something (especially a sentient agent) that determines; a decider of a disposition.
- A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
- A dependent function in a noun phrase that marks it as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.
Etymology
From determine + -er.
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More English words
- determine
- determined
- determinedly
- determinedness
- determiner phrase
- determinerhood
- determinerless
- determinicity
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