Definitions of determinative
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a determining or causal element or factor
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synonyms:
causal factor, determinant, determiner, determining factor
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types:
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clincher, decisive factor
a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
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influence
a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
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imponderable
a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed
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imprint
a distinctive influence
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morale builder
something or someone who influences by building or strengthening morale
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canker, pestilence
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
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support
something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
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enticement, temptation
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
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type of:
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cognitive factor
something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
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having the power or quality of deciding
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synonyms:
deciding, determinant, determining
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decisive
determining or having the power to determine an outcome
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decisive
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one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
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synonyms:
determiner
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types:
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article
(grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
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definite article
a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference
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indefinite article
a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference
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type of:
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closed-class word, function word
a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
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article
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