definite (adj.) (def, DEF)

A term used in GRAMMAR and SEMANTICS to refer to a specific, identifiable entity (or class of entities); it is usually contrasted with INDEFINITE (less often non-definite). Definiteness in English is generally conveyed through the use of definite DETERMINERS (such as this, my), and especially through the definite article, the. Definite NOUN PHRASES are often referred to, especially in the PHILOSOPHICAL LINGUISTIC literature, as definite descriptions.