referent
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| —n | |
| Compare sense the object or idea to which a word or phrase refers | |
| [C19: from Latin referens, from referre to | |
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Referent
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
The vice president has only referent power based on the strength of his relationship with the president.
These are the choice of the referent, absolute or relative comparisons, and measurement of adverse or favorable events.
It went on to a much longer and richer abstract life as a preposition, its original referent forgotten.
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