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referent

noun
/ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt/UK/ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt/US

Etymology

From refer + -ent.

  1. derived from referre
  2. derived from referer
  3. inherited from referren
  4. suffixed as referent — “refer + ent”

Definitions

  1. The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes

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

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

  2. That which is referenced.

The neighborhood

Derived

absent referent, nonreferent, referentless

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at referent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at referent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at referent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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