predeterminer
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pre·de·ter·min·er
(prē′dĭ-tûr′mə-nər)n.
An adjectival word that can stand before an article, a possessive pronoun, or another determiner, as all in all the flowers or both in both his children.
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pre•de•ter•min•er
(ˌpri dɪˈtɜr mə nər)n.
a member of a subclass of often quantitative adjectival or adverbial words that occur before an article or other determiner, as all in all the paintings.
[1955–60]
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