Noah Webster
Definite
DEFINITE, adjective
1. Having certain limits; bounded with precision; determinate; as a definite extent of land; definite dimensions; definite measure.
2. Having certain limits in signification; determinate; certain; precise; as a definite word, term or expression.
3. Fixed; determinate; exact; precise; as a definite time or period.
4. Defining; limiting; determining the extent; as a definite word.
DEFINITE, noun Thing defined.