"designatum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: designata [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|designata}} designatum (plural designata)
  1. (semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term. Categories (topical): Semantics Synonyms: referent
    Sense id: en-designatum-en-noun-OOSTCMa2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics

Inflected forms

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