referent

CEFRC2

/ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The thing or idea that a word or sign represents.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    That which is referenced.

Examples

  • The word has a clear and direct referent in the real world.

  • The word has no clear physical referent in reality.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.

More examples

In context

  • We need to clarify the referent of the pronoun in the sentence.

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:referent.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

In linguistics, the blank is the actual object or concept that a word represents.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From refer + -ent.