Noun
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something referred to; the object of a reference
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signification,
meaning,
significance,
import the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
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antecedent the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
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denotatum an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression
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something that refers; a term that refers to another term
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the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
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Adjective
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having reference; "judgments referent to the indictment"
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denotive,
denotative having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
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