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Definition of: indefinite
(in·def′ə·nit) adjective
1. Not definite or precise.
2. Indeterminate; without fixed boundaries; incapable of measurement.
3. So large as to have no definite or particular limit; also, infinite.
4. Bot. Uncertain: said of stamens when too many to be counted easily, and of inflorescence when not terminated absolutely by a flower.
5. Gram. Not defining or determining; tending to generalize, as the indefinite articles a and an. See synonyms under EQUIVOCAL, VAGUE.
—in·def ′i·nite·ly adverb
—in·def′i·nite·ness noun
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