determinative
determinative - English
Noun
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The sign 𒀭 is used as an ideogram in Akkadian to spell 𒀭 (ilum, “god”), but it is also used as a determinative to mark divine names (indicated in transliterations by a superscript d): |
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the (article), this (demonstrative), most, any (quantifiers), three (cardinal numeral) |
determinative (plural determinatives)
- (linguistics) An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.
- Synonym: taxogram
- Coordinate term: classifier
- (grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
- Synonym: determiner
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
determinative (comparative more determinative, superlative most determinative)
- (law) Sufficient to decide something (such as a question of fact or of law).
- When assigning custody, the preference of the child will be considered, but it is not determinative.
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determinative - Italian
Adjective
determinative
- feminine plural of determinativo