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Definition of the1. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already completely specified. I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.) The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.) The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird. 2. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time. No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe. God save the Queen! 3. With a superlative, it and that superlative refer to one object. That apple pie was the best. 4. Introducing a term to be taken generically; preceding a name of something standing for a whole class. 5. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective. 6. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is most usually of concern, or most common or familiar. No one in the whole country had seen it before. I don't think I'll get to it until the morning. 7. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun. A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”) 8. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention. That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
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