predeterminernoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpriː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nər/us/ˌpriː.dɪˈtɝː.mə.nɚ/specializedin grammar, a word that is sometimes used before a determiner to give more information about a noun in a noun phrase:
In the phrases "all these children" and "once a day" the words "all" and "once'" are predeterminers.
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