referential
Prononciations (2)
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/ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃəl/
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ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃəl
Adjectif
Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other.
Usage- not-comparable
Of or relating to a referent.
Usage- not-comparable
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Plus d’exemples (1)
Thus, the referential location of “town” in an utterance “Went to town”, is simply to be conceived as that location which might also be referred to by “there”, “the place we visited last Thursday”, “your birthplace”, etc.
Of or relating to reference or allusion.
Usage- not-comparable
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Above all, the referential approach has proved durable and especially flexible.
In the first place, it must be pointed out that the bond with the past is inferential rather than referential.
Serving as a reference.
Usage- not-comparable
Adjectif
referring or pointing to something
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symbols are inherently referential