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Referent

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Noun

1. referent

something referred to; the object of a reference

2. referent

the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate

3. referent

something that refers; a term that refers to another term

Adjective

4. referent

having reference

Example Sentences:
'judgments referent to the indictment'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Referent

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noun

the object or idea to which a word or phrase refers

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Referent

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noun

1.

something referred to

2. Linguistics

the object, concept, event, etc. referred to by a term or expression

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Referent

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n.

A person or thing to which a linguistic expression refers.

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