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Word: Indeterminate
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: from late Latin indeterminatus, from in- ‘not’ + Latin determinatus ‘limited, determined’ (see determinate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪndɪˈtəːmɪnət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
not exactly known, established, or defined
Short Definition:not exactly known or established
Examples:- the carpet is an indeterminate dull shade
- the date of manufacture is indeterminate
Definition:
(of a shoot) not having all the axes terminating in a flower bud and so potentially of indefinite length.
Short Definition:(of shoot) potentially of indefinite length
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