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definiteness

feature of noun phrases and/or verbs, distinguishing between entities that are specific and identifiable in a given context and entities which are not (don't use on lexemes)
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definiteness

Summary

definiteness ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (391 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • definiteness is a type of grammatical category[2].
  • definiteness's topic's main category is recorded as Q18403165[3].
  • definiteness's contains is recorded as definite[4].

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Definition and Type

definiteness is a type of grammatical category[2].

Why It Matters

definiteness ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (391 views/month).[1] definiteness has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] definiteness is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). definiteness. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/definiteness
MLA “definiteness.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/definiteness.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_definiteness_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{definiteness}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/definiteness}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → definiteness
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: definiteness, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289919178|definiteness (#289919178)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  2. 14d ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains → definite
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4330]]: [[Q53997851]]"
  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → grammatical category
    Topic's main category → Q18403165
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007532089805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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