determiner

de·ter·min·er

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Definitions of determiner word

countable noun determiner In grammar, a determiner is a word which is used at the beginning of a noun group to indicate, for example, which thing you are referring to or whether you are referring to one thing or several. Common English determiners are 'a', 'the', 'some', 'this', and 'each'. 3
noun determiner a word, such as a number, article, possessive adjective, etc, that determines (limits) the meaning of a noun phrase, e.g. their in 'their black cat' 3
noun determiner a person or thing that determines 3
noun determiner anything that determines 3
noun determiner a word, such as a, the, this, each, some, either, or my, that determines the use of a noun without essentially modifying it and is placed before a descriptive adjective 3
noun determiner a person or thing that determines. 1

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30; determine + -er1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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