Referent Definition & Meaning
referent
- adjective
- having reference; "judgments referent to the indictment"
- noun
- something referred to; the object of a reference
- the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
- something that refers; a term that refers to another term
Words that rhyme with referent
Usage tips for "referent"
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