referent
ˈrɛfərənt
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Definition of referent - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

linguisticsTECH.entity a word or phrase identifiesTECH.
  • The referent of 'dog' is any actual dog.
denotation

Adjective

referenceTECH.related to something being referred toTECH.
  • The referent document was crucial for the meeting.
indicative referential
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Expressions with referent

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referring back to itself or its own nature
The novel is self-referent, discussing its own creation.

Origin of referent

Latin, referens (referring)

Terms with referent included in their meaning

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linguistics
having a referent considered alive
pluraladj.
linguistics
denoting a word indicating more than one referent
language
pronoun indicating an intended referent
mathematics
statement establishing the referent of a term
sarcasm
expression of derision about the preceding referent
logic
term related to the referent in logic
linguistics
related to a referent in linguistics

Examples of referent in a sentence

  • In this context, the referent is the city itself.
  • The referent guidelines were updated last month.
  • Referent materials were distributed to all participants.

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  1. French:référent, concerné, ...
  2. German:Referent, referenzierte, ...
  3. Italian:referente, di riferimento, ...
  4. Spanish:referente, relacionado, ...
  5. Portuguese:referente, ...
  6. Chinese:指称对象, 所指的, ...
  7. Japanese:指示対象, 参照の, ...
  8. Arabic:مَرْجِع, مُحال إليه, ...
  9. Hebrew:יֵשׁוּת, מִתְיַחֵס, ...
  10. Russian:референт, ссылочный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:референт, референтний, ...
  12. Hindi:संदर्भित, संबंधित, ...
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