Associations to the word «Referent»

Wiktionary

REFERENT, noun. (semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.
REFERENT, noun. That which is referenced.

Dictionary definition

REFERENT, noun. Something referred to; the object of a reference.
REFERENT, noun. The first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate.
REFERENT, noun. Something that refers; a term that refers to another term.
REFERENT, adjective. Having reference; "judgments referent to the indictment".

Wise words

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
Mohandas Gandhi