déterminant

Definitions of déterminant
  1. noun
    one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
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    types:
    article
    (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
    article défini
    a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference
    article indéfini
    a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference
    type of:
    mot fonctionnel
    a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
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