"referent" meaning in English

See referent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt/ [UK], /ˈɹɛfəɹənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-referent.wav Forms: referents [plural]
Etymology: From refer + -ent. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰer-}}, {{suf|en|refer|ent}} refer + -ent Head templates: {{en-noun}} referent (plural referents)
  1. (semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to. Categories (topical): Semantics Translations (that which a term denotes): referent [masculine] (Czech), referent [common-gender] (Danish), referentti [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences, philosophy] (Finnish), tarkoite [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] (Finnish), referente [masculine] (Italian), desygnat [masculine] (Polish), referent [common-gender] (Swedish), cyfeirair [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-referent-en-noun-wQYdTM7t Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ent, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ent: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 46 54 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics Disambiguation of 'that which a term denotes': 57 43
  2. That which is referenced.
    Sense id: en-referent-en-noun-aEHynlfW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ent, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ent: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: absent referent Related terms: refer, reference, referential, referral, referrer, antecedent

Inflected forms

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