referent

English

Etymology

refer +‎ -ent

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛfəɹənt/

Noun

referent (plural referents)

  1. (semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.
  2. That which is referenced.

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Catalan

Noun

referent m (plural referents)

  1. (linguistics) referent

Adjective

referent (feminine referenta, masculine plural referents, feminine plural referentes)

  1. referencing, referring

Derived terms

  • referent a

Danish

Noun

referent

  1. referent (thing which word denotes)

Declension

Latin

Verb

referent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of referō

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Referent, from Latin referēns, present participle of referō.

Noun

referent m (feminine equivalent referentka)

  1. speaker (“one who makes a speech to an audience”)

Declension

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