referent

Noun
  1. Something referred to;
    The object of a reference (synset 106615847)
    is a type of: import, meaning, significance, signification - the message that is intended or expressed or signified
    subtypes:
    • antecedent - the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
    • denotatum - an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression
    • designatum - something (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression
  2. The first term in a proposition;
    The term to which other terms relate (synset 106615595)
    is a type of: term - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
  3. Something that refers;
    A term that refers to another term (synset 106615483)
    is a type of: term - a word or expression used for some particular thing
Adjective
  1. Having reference (synset 300726330)
    "judgments referent to the indictment"
    similar to: denotative, denotive - having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming

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