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deixis

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deix⋅is

  [dahyk-sis]
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–noun Grammar.
the operation or function of deictic elements.
Origin:
1945–50; < Gk deîxis lit., proof, display, equiv. to deik(nýnai) to show, prove, point + -sis -sis
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deix·is   (dīk'sĭs)   
n.  The function of a deictic word in specifying its referent in a given context.

[Greek, display, demonstrative reference, from deiknunai, to show; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
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