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indexical

adj

Etymology

From index + -ical.

  1. derived from index — “a discoverer, informer, spy; of things, an indicator, the forefinger, a title, superscription”
  2. suffixed as indexical — “index + ical”

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or like, an index

    Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.

  2. Having or imparting a meaning, or signifying a referent, that changes according to…

    Having or imparting a meaning, or signifying a referent, that changes according to context.

  3. An indexical term.

    • So even with indexicals, there is a Sinn for every meaning.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for indexical. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA