DEFINITE ARTICLE: "used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is a unique or a particular member of its class" Crossword Clue

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DEFINITE ARTICLE: "used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is a unique or a particular member of its class" Crossword Answer

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(definite article)
1. A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
(adverb)
1. By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; used before comparatives.

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PARTICULAR (adjective)
1. exacting especially about details
2. first and most important
PARTICULAR (noun)
1. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
2. (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
EQUIVALENT (noun)
1. the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
2. a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
EQUIVALENT (adjective)
1. being essentially equal to something

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Across

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2. Elongated swimmer

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4. New Jersey's ___ University

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6. PHRASAL VERB: "to spend or use up (something) in a slow and usually foolish way"

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8. The shoulder holds it

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18. NOUN: "a comfortable usually secluded room"

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