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Definition of definite article

noun

Grammar
  • a determiner (the in English) that introduces a noun phrase and implies that the thing mentioned has already been mentioned, or is common knowledge, or is about to be defined (as in the book on the table; the art of government; the famous public school in Berkshire). Compare with indefinite article.

definite article in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of definite article in the US English dictionary