definite article love

definite article

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A member of the class of determiners that restricts or particularizes a noun. In English, the is the definite article.

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  • noun 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.

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  • noun a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference

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