"used, especially before a noun, with a specifying or particularizing effect, as opposed to the indefinite or generalizing force of the indefinite article a or an" Such a complex definition for a simple word.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

You used the word 'the' in the definition though. That's considered an improper definition. It's like defining an Alaskan Malamute as a breed of malamute. 'Alright...but what's a malamute?' Technically you could search for the definition of malamute, but that's only due to the shortcomings of the original definition.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Sorry, got it from dictionary.com. I guess you can replace the thes with "an". "used, especially before a noun, with a specifying or particularizing effect, as opposed to AN indefinite or generalizing force of AN indefinite article a or an"

by Anonymous 11 years ago

a specific thing

by Anonymous 11 years ago