Definition of: determinative

(di·tûr′mə·nā′tiv, -mə·nə·tiv) adjective
Tending or having power to determine or fix; deciding; shaping.
—noun
1. That which determines.
2. Gram. A demonstrative pronoun.
3. Ling. In certain languages, an element affixed to a word which modifies or determines its meaning, as -sc- in Latin calesco I grow warm, from caleo I am warm.
—de·ter′mi·na′tive·ly adverb
—de·ter′mi·na′tive·ness noun