[dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a conclusion or agreement) done or reached decisively and with authority
(e.g: a definitive decision)

- (of a postage stamp) for general use and typically of standard design, not special or commemorative


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French definitif, -ive, from Latin definitivus, from definit- ‘set within limits’, from the verb definire (see define)

[dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a definitive postage stamp
(e.g: low-value British definitives simply have a portrait of the reigning monarch)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French definitif, -ive, from Latin definitivus, from definit- ‘set within limits’, from the verb definire (see define)