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Meanings of definitive in English

Of recognized authority or excellence.

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Clearly defined or formulated.

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Supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement.

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Usage of definitive in English
1
To the second question the preceding action had offered no definitive answer.
The Irish Times
2
Fine Gael' s attitude on the issue, however, would be less definitive.
The Irish Times
3
There isn't one definitive way to come up with a good target.
The Guardian
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This is a large question, to which there is no definitive answer.
The Irish Times
5
I still haven't seen a definitive cost analysis of the change though.
Reuters
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Component parts are then added up to deliver an ostensibly definitive result.
The Guardian
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To draw major definitive conclusions from one single document is quite unjustified.
The Irish Times
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However, there is no definitive evidence that this process occurs in mammals.
Pubmed
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However, the definitive environmental mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of MDD remain elusive.
Pubmed
10
The value of histopathological diagnosis prior to definitive treatment also requires highlighting.
Pubmed
11
So here is the definitive chart of the best ever situation comedies.
The Irish Times
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So many centuries later, I didn't expect to find a definitive answer.
BBC
13
However, no definitive link between the deaths and Momo could be ascertained.
The South African
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Patients receiving incomplete definitive therapy or with missing survival information were excluded.
Pubmed
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Conclusion: Most patients with IPLS are treated without a definitive imaging diagnosis.
Pubmed
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More definitive conclusions on treatment effect await further well-conducted randomised controlled trials.
Pubmed
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