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determinative   (TTS Sound)

The noun determinative has 2 senses

• determiner, determinative -- (one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases)


• determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor -- (a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life")

The adj determinative has 1 sense

• deciding, determinant, determinative, determining -- (having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle")