DETERMINATION | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Determination

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English (in the senses ‘settlement of a controversy by a judge or by reasoning’ and ‘authoritative opinion’): via Old French from Latin determinatio(n-), from the verb determinare (see determine)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɪˌtəːmɪˈneɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the quality of being determined; firmness of purpose

Short Definition:

resoluteness

Examples:
  • those who succeed because of sheer grit and determination
Definition:

the process of establishing something exactly by calculation or research

Short Definition:

process of establishing something exactly

Examples:
  • determination of molecular structures
Definition:

the controlling or deciding of the nature or outcome of something

Short Definition:

determining of nature or outcome

Examples:
  • genetic sex determination
Definition:

the cessation of an estate or interest.

Short Definition:

cessation of estate

Definition:

a tendency to move in a fixed direction.

Short Definition:

tendency to move in fixed direction

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