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  certain
       adj 1: definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a
              certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree";
              "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain
              members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular
              teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones" [syn: certain(a)]
       2: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and
          assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain)
          she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of
          her friends" [syn: certain(p), sure] [ant: uncertain,
           uncertain]
       3: established beyond doubt or question; definitely known;
          "what is certain is that every effect must have a cause";
          "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is
          certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain" [syn: certain(p)]
          [ant: uncertain]
       4: certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to
          fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is
          certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced
          certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to
          win" [syn: sure] [ant: uncertain]
       5: established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed" [syn: sealed]
          [ant: unsealed]
       6: capable of being depended on; "a quick and certain remedy";
          "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure
          sign of termites" [syn: sure]
       7: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance;
          "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through";
          "be sure to lock the doors" [syn: sure]