Definitions
Definite article used before a specific or already known noun.
Word origin
From Middle English þe, from Old English þē m (“the, that”, demonstrative pronoun), a late variant of sē, the s- (which occurred in the masculine and feminine nominative singular only) having been replaced by the þ- from the oblique stem.
Used in a sentence
“I’m reading the book Mary reviewed. (Compare I’m reading a book Mary reviewed.)”
“You live on Main Street, don't you? You know, you should tell the mayor the street needs cleaning.”
“The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Common article”3 letters
02“Definite article”3 letters
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