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referent

[ref-er-uhnt]

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noun

the object or event to which a term or symbol refers.

Logic. the first term in a proposition to which succeeding terms relate.

Origin:
1835–45; < Latin referent- (stem of referēns), present participle of referre. See refer, -ent

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Referent is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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The vice president has only referent power based on the strength of his relationship with the president.

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referent (ˈrɛfərənt)

—n
	Compare sense the object or idea to which a word or phrase refers

[C19: from Latin referens, from referre to refer]

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