referent
Noun · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)
- something referred to; the object of a referenceType of meaning, significanceKinds designatum, antecedent, denotatum
- the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relateType of term
- something that refers; a term that refers to another termType of term
Adjective (1)
- having reference“judgments referent to the indictment”Opposite connotativeSimilar denotative, denotive
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