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Definition of: certain
(sûr′tən) adjective
1. Established as fact or truth so as to be absolutely known, accepted as true, and depended upon; beyond doubt or question; demonstrable; true.
2. Absolutely confident as to truth or reality; sure; convinced.
3. Definitely settled so as not to be variable or fluctuating; fixed; determined; stated.
4. That may be absolutely predicted; sure to come; inevitable: Death is certain.
5. Sure in its workings or results; reliable; effectual.
6. Determinate, but not particularized or named; indefinite, but assumed to be determinable: a certain man. See synonyms under AUTHENTIC, CONSCIOUS, INCONTESTABLE, SECURE, SURE. [<OF <L Certus <cernere determine]
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