Noun: determiner di'tur-mu-nu(r)
- One of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
"'The', 'this', and 'some' are determiners";
- determinative
- A determining or causal element or factor
"Education was the key determiner of career success";
- determinant, determinative, determining factor, causal factor
- An argument that is conclusive
"His careful analysis proved to be the determiner in the debate";
- clincher, determining factor
Derived forms: determiners
Type of: argument, closed-class word, cognitive factor, function word, functor, statement
Encyclopedia: Determiner