Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Of or pertaining to deixis; to a word whose meaning is dependent on context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Broader terms: exophoric
adj
Directly pointing out; specifying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Such a word (such as I or here).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adjective
relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs- R.Rommetveit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: deictic word
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: word
History
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεικτικός (deiktikós, “capable of proof”).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
