referent — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.

   Examples

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:referent.

2. That which is referenced.

Adjective

1. having reference

   Examples

   judgments referent to the indictment

Noun

1. something referred to; the object of a reference

   Broader terms

   meaningsignificancesignificationimport

2. the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate

   Broader terms

   term

3. something that refers; a term that refers to another term

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   term