definitiveness

Variant of definitive

definitive definition

de·fini·tive (dē fin′ə tiv, di-)

adjective

  1. that decides or settles in a final way; decisive; conclusive a definitive answer
  2. most nearly complete and accurate; authoritative a definitive biography
  3. serving to define; limiting or distinguishing precisely definitive details
  4. designating or of a postage stamp for regular use, issued for an unlimited period

Etymology: ME diffinitif < OFr definitif < L definitivus < pp. of definire, define

noun

a definitive postage stamp

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