referent
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
/ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt/(UK)
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/ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt/(UK) · /ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt/(US)
Definition of referent
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:referent.”
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noun
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The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:referent.”
- That which is referenced.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From refer + -ent.
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