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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•ter•min•er /dɪˈtɜrmənɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a word that comes before a noun or a noun phrase including the articles (a, an, and the), demonstratives (this, that, these, and those), possessives (my, your, his, her, our, their), as well as the following: all, both, half, several, some, any, no, each, every, enough, either, neither, much, many, more, most, little, less, least, few, what, whatever, which, whichever.
Two determiners do not usually come together before a noun; only one is normally used at a time:the people, these people, my people, some people, several people; not the my people, etc.Exceptions to this rule are the determiners all, both, and half, which can occur with some determiners: all my children, both these days, half the amount. Some determiners can be used as pronouns. As pronouns, they may stand alone: Many are called, but few are chosen. Enough is enough. If they are followed by the preposition of, then another determiner almost always comes next before the noun: Many of the people he met agreed with him. Most of my clients are honest. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•ter•min•er (di tûr′mə nər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that determines.
- Grammara member of a subclass of English limiting adjectival words that usually precede descriptive adjectives and include the articles the, a, and an, and any words that may substitute for them, as your, their, some, and each.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: determiner /dɪˈtɜːmɪnə/ n - a word, such as a number, article, possessive adjective, etc, that determines (limits) the meaning of a noun phrase, e.g. their in `their black cat'
- a person or thing that determines
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