determinative – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
determinative
adj.
determining, defining
Determinative
A
determinative, also known as a
taxogram or
semagram, is an
ideogram used to mark
semantic categories of words in
logographic scripts which helps to disambiguate interpretation. They have no direct counterpart in spoken language, though they may derive historically from glyphs for real words, and functionally they resemble
classifiers in East Asian and sign languages. For example, Egyptian hieroglyphic determinatives include symbols for divinities, people, parts of the body, animals, plants, and books/abstract ideas, which helped in reading but none of which were pronounced.
determinative
Noun
1. one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
(synonym) determiner
(hypernym) function word, closed-class word
(hyponym) article
2. a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
(synonym) determinant, determiner, determining factor, causal factor
(hypernym) cognitive factor
(hyponym) clincher, decisive factor
Adjective
1. having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
(synonym) crucial, deciding(a), determinant, determining(a)
(similar) decisive
determinativo
adj.
definite, determinant
Determinative
(n.)
That which serves to determine.
(a.)
Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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