单词 | referent |
释义 | referent[ ref-er-uhnt ] / ˈrɛf ər ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR referent ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe object or event to which a term or symbol refers. Logic. the first term in a proposition to which succeeding terms relate. Origin of referent1835–45; <Latin referent- (stem of referēns), present participle of referre.See refer, -ent Words nearby referentreference group, reference mark, reference values, reference works, referendum, referent, referential, referral, referred pain, referred sensation, reffo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for referent
British Dictionary definitions for referentreferent / (ˈrɛfərənt) / nounthe object or idea to which a word or phrase refersCompare sense (def. 12) Word Origin for referentC19: from Latin referens, from referre to refer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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