Determinative

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAn ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.

2.NounA member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.

3.AdjectiveThat determines something.

4.AdjectiveSufficient to decide something (such as a question of fact or of law).

"When assigning custody, the preference of the child will be considered, but it is not determinative."

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