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Learn to pronounce de·fin·i·tive

/dəˈfinədiv/
adjective
  1. (of a conclusion or agreement) done or reached decisively and with authority.
    "a definitive diagnosis"
    synonyms: conclusive, final, ultimate, decisive, unconditional, unqualified, absolute, categorical, positive, definite
  2. (of a postage stamp) for general use and typically of standard design, not special or commemorative.

noun
a definitive postage stamp.
"low-value British definitives simply have a portrait of the reigning monarch"

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DEFINITIVE meaning: 1 : not able to be argued about or changed final and settled; 2 : complete, accurate, and considered to be the best of its kind.
2. as in conclusive. serving to put an end to all debate or questioning ; 3. as in explicit. so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning ...
(grammar) a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something · (philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a ...