Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - definitive
Definitive
definitive
adj. 1 (of an answer, treaty, verdict, etc.) decisive, unconditional, final. Usage Often confused in this sense with definite, which does not have connotations of authority and conclusiveness: a definite no is a firm refusal, whereas a definitive no is an authoritative judgement or decision that something is not the case. 2 (of an edition of a book etc.) most authoritative. 3 Philately (of a series of stamps) for permanent use, not commemorative etc. Derivatives definitively adv. Etymology: ME f. OF definitif -ive f. L definitivus (as DEFINE)
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English diffinityf, from Anglo-French diffinitive, from Latin definitivus, from definitus Date: 14th century serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation , authoritative and apparently exhaustive , 3. serving to define or specify precisely , serving as a perfect example ; quintessential , fully differentiated or developed , issued as a regular stamp for the country or territory in which it is to be used, see: conclusive ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1951 a ~ postage stamp ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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