demonstrative determiner

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English

Noun

demonstrative determiner (plural demonstrative determiners)

  1. (grammar) a determiner used to demonstrate the identity of the thing referenced by the following noun; in English, they include this, these, that and those
    In the sentence "I like this music", the word "this" is a demonstrative determiner.

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