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definitory

definitory adjective: serving to define; acting as a definition.

Adjective

definitory (comparative more definitory, superlative most definitory)

  1. Serving to define; acting as a definition.

Forms of definitory

comparativemore definitory
superlativemost definitory

Questions about definitory

What does definitory mean?
Definitory means serving to define; acting as a definition.
What part of speech is definitory?
Definitory is an adjective.

Words near definitory in the dictionary

  1. definitizing
  2. definitly
  3. definitor
  4. definitorily
  5. definitors
  6. definitory
  7. definitude
  8. definitudes
  9. definned
  10. definning
  11. Defino

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