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DEFINITE / DEFINITIVE   Definite means known for certain.  Definitive means conclusive.   Definite The adjective definite means 'known for certain' or 'precise'. Examples: Is it definite that the plane has left? I can't make sense of your invoices. I need to know the definite amount. Definitive The adjective definitive means 'conclusive' or 'authoritative'.  Examples: This is the definitive paper on the company's holdings. Was that the judge's definitive verdict? DEFINITELY NOT DEFINATE  There is no such word as definate, which is a very common misspelling of definite.  Definately does not exist either.

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