determiner
noun
de·ter·min·er
di-ˈtər-mə-nər 
: 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
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But in his view, the icons are more a reflection of people’s cultural values and online conversations than a determiner of them.
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Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2024
So what do these three major determiners of your astrological personality say about you?
—Brittany Beringer, Women's Health, 12 Aug. 2023
The price of crude oil is a determiner for prices at the pump.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2022
Nationalism has been a consistent determiner of the country’s foreign policy.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 5 May 2023
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Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2024
So what do these three major determiners of your astrological personality say about you?
—Brittany Beringer, Women's Health, 12 Aug. 2023
The price of crude oil is a determiner for prices at the pump.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2022
Nationalism has been a consistent determiner of the country’s foreign policy.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 5 May 2023
See all Example Sentences for determiner
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determiner
noun
de·ter·min·er
di-ˈtər-mə-nər
: 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
Medical Definition
determiner
noun
de·ter·min·er
-ˈtərm-(ə-)nər
: gene
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