definite article

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Noun

definite article (plural definite articles)

1. (grammar) An article that introduces a noun and specifies it as the particular noun that is being considered; in English, the only definite article is the.

Antonyms

• indefinite article

Translations

• French: article défini
• German: bestimmtes Geschlechtswort, bestimmter Artikel, definiter Artikel, Definitartikel
• Italian: articolo determinativo
• Portuguese: artigo definido
• Russian: определённый арти́кль
• Spanish: artículo definido, artículo determinado

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