Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

definite article

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: def-i-nite ar-ti-cle
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An article that introduces a noun and specifies it as the particular noun that is being considered; in English, the only definite article is the and its variations.

Inflected Forms

definite articles (plural)

Antonyms

indefinite article

Questions

What does definite article mean?: An article that introduces a noun and specifies it as the particular noun that is being considered; in English, the only definite article is the and its variations.

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