Definition of 'determination'
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determination in British English
noun
2.
the condition of being determined; resoluteness
6.
a resolute movement towards some object or end
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determination in American English
noun
2.
4.
the quality of being resolute; firmness of purpose
5. Law
the ending of an estate or of an interest or right in property
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British English: determination
NOUN /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/
Determination is the quality that you show when you have decided to do something and you will not let anything stop you.
Everyone concerned acted with great courage and determination.
- American English: determination /dɪtɜrmɪˈneɪʃən/
- Brazilian Portuguese: determinação
- Chinese: 决心
- European Spanish: determinación
- French: détermination
- German: Entschlossenheit
- Italian: determinazione
- Japanese: 決意
- Korean: 결의
- European Portuguese: determinação
- Latin American Spanish: determinación
- Thai: ความมุ่งมั่น
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