Meaning of the word definitive in English

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definitive

US /dɪˈfɪn.ə.t̬ɪv/
UK /dɪˈfɪn.ə.t̬ɪv/

Noun

1.

a definitive postage stamp.

Example:
low-value British definitives simply have a portrait of the reigning monarch

Adjective

1.

(of a conclusion or agreement) done or reached decisively and with authority.

Example:
a definitive diagnosis
Synonym:
2.

(of a postage stamp) for general use and typically of standard design, not special or commemorative.

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