| word | definitive |
|---|---|
| definition | (1) Authoritative and final. (2) Specifying perfectly or precisely. |
| eg_sentence | The team's brilliant research provided a definitive description of the virus and its strange mutation patterns. |
| explanation | Something definitive is complete and final. A definitive example is the perfect example. A definitive answer is usually a strong yes or no. A definitive biography contains everything we'll ever need to know about someone. Ella Fitzgerald's famous 1950s recordings of American songs have even been called definitive—but no one ever wanted them to be the last |
| IPA | dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv |
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