determiner
noun
de·ter·min·er
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Definition of determiner
: one that determines: such as
a
: gene
b
: a word (such as an article, possessive, demonstrative, or quantifier) that makes specific the denotation of a noun phrase
Examples of determiner in a Sentence
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One key determiner to watch for, according to the Auto Club: crude prices, which account for nearly 60% of the pump price. — Jeffrey Bair, latimes.com, "Gasoline prices get cheaper ahead of summer driving," 10 June 2019 We may not be used to thinking of ads as great determiners of our options in life. — Quanta Magazine, "How to Force Our Machines to Play Fair," 23 Nov. 2016 Get sloppy with that round, orange determiner of bracket futures and suffer the consequences. — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Costly turnovers create NCAA-bruising hole in Aztecs' loss to Cougars," 16 Mar. 2018 Chicago officials told the newspaper the risk score helped guide offers for help, but was not the sole determiner. — NOLA.com, "How a tech firm brought data and worry to New Orleans crime fighting," 1 Mar. 2018 Egg donor cycles are the most successful form of ART because age is the largest determiner of pregnancy rates. — Sarah Kowalski, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Misleading Promise of IVF for Women Over 40," 21 Feb. 2018 Like so much of what’s called ambition, privilege is often the real determiner. — Jen Gann, The Cut, "Breastfeeding Is for Overachievers," 7 Aug. 2017 Whereas Sissoko, 27, is also said to be keen on a move to the Hawthorns, with the prospect of weekly first team football being the obvious determiner for the attacker. — SI.com, "West Brom Ready to Make a Move for Spurs' Winger Moussa Sissoko in Bid to Save Premier League Career," 21 July 2017 However, it's surfaced that Eddie Howe's outfit are the frontrunners in the race for the 20-year-old's services, with top-flight football at the Vitality Stadium presumably being a tantalising determiner. — SI.com, "AFC Bournemouth Close in On Blackburn Rovers' 20-Year-Old Winger Connor Mahoney," 19 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'determiner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for determiner
determiner
noun
English Language Learners Definition of determiner
grammar
: a word (such as "a," "the," "some," "any," "my," or "your") that comes before a noun and is used to show which thing is being referred to
See the full definition for determiner in the English Language Learners Dictionary
determiner
noun
de·ter·min·er
| \ di-ˈtər-mə-nər
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Kids Definition of determiner
: a word belonging to a group of noun modifiers that can occur before descriptive adjectives modifying the same noun
“The” in “the red house” is a determiner.
determiner
noun
de·ter·min·er
| \ -ˈtərm-(ə-)nər
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Medical Definition of determiner
: gene