REFERENT - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
having reference
Example: judgments referent to the indictment
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
Categories: Term
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
something that refers; a term that refers to another term
Categories: Term
Synonyms
🔗 Related Words
refer – A related word in the same word family.
ent – A related word in the same word family.
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