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Word: Referent
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century (denoting a word indicating a grammatical relation): from Latin referent- ‘bringing back’, from the verb referre (see refer)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrɛf(ə)rənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the thing in the world that a word or phrase denotes or stands for
Short Definition:thing in world that word or phrase
Examples:- ‘the Morning Star’ and ‘the Evening Star’ have the same referent (the planet Venus)
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