determiner

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Definitions

noun

(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
(grammar) A dependent function in a noun phrase marking the NP 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.
Something that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else.

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Synonyms

determinative determinant clincher causal factor determining factor denoter determinator discriminator distinguisher characteriser definitor discerner denominator definer distinctor designator

Associated

partitive quantifier demonstrative noun possessive pronoun ergative possessor adjectival indefinite phrases adjective

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