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noun
The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics
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noun
That which is referenced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
having reference
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
something that refers; a term that refers to another term
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: term
noun
the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: term
noun
something referred to; the object of a reference
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Broader terms: meaning, significance, signification, import
Narrower terms: antecedent, denotatum, designatum
History
From refer + -ent.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
