Look up: referent

1. referent
   [n] - something referred to 2. [n] - the first term in a proposition 3. [n] - something that refers
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2. Referent
   A referent is the word to which another word in a sentence or text refers. It is an important element of textual cohesion. For example, a pronoun must have a referent noun which is already understood (this noun is called the pronoun's antecedent) or its meaning will be unclear or ambiguous. Referen...
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3. referent
   the entity(object,state of affairs,etc.)in the external world to which a linguistic expression refers Category: Language and literature
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4. referent
   adjective having reference; `judgments referent to the indictment`
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5. referent
   noun something referred to; the object of a reference
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6. Referent
   (from the article `rapporteur`) In Germany the Referent in the Reichskammergericht, the supreme court of the Holy Roman Empire, had similar responsibilities. He analyzed evidence ...
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7. referent
   
   • something referred to; the object of a reference
   • the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
   • something that refers; a term that refers to another term
   
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8. Referent
   The object towards which an act of reference is directed. See Referend. -- L.W. (1) That which is denoted by a word, sentence, utterance or judgment. (2) A term used by adherents of a certain causal theory of meaning. That event to which a symbol is actually used to refer. More explicitly: -- Let 'c...
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