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certain

/ˈsɝtn̩/
noun
  1. (with "the") Something certain.

adjective
  1. Sure, positive, not doubting.

    "I was certain of my decision."

  2. Determined; resolved.

  3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.

Synonymsunavoidable
Antonymsparticular, specific, uncertain, impossible, incidental
pronoun
  1. (with of) Unnamed or undescribed members (of).

    "There were serious objections to certain of the proposals."

Synonymssome

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