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determinate definition

de·ter·mi·nate (dē tʉr′mi nit, di-)

adjective

  1. having exact limits; definite; distinct; fixed
  2. settled or decided; conclusive
  3. Bot. having a flower at the end of the primary axis and of each secondary axis; cymose

Etymology: ME < L determinatus, pp. of determinare: see determine

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