Associations to the word «Determiner»

Wiktionary

DETERMINER, noun. (grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
DETERMINER, noun. (grammar) A dependent function in a noun phrase marking the NP as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.
DETERMINER, noun. Something that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else.
DETERMINER PHRASE, noun. (linguistics) A phrase headed by a determiner.

Dictionary definition

DETERMINER, noun. An argument that is conclusive.
DETERMINER, noun. One of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases.
DETERMINER, noun. A determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King