REFERENTS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

having reference

Example: judgments referent to the indictment

Part of speech: Noun

something that refers

Example: a term that refers to another term

Part of speech: Noun

the first term in a proposition

Example: the term to which other terms relate

Part of speech: Noun

something referred to

Example: the object of a reference