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ref⋅er⋅ent

  [ref-er-uhnt]
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–noun
1. the object or event to which a term or symbol refers.
2. Logic. the first term in a proposition to which succeeding terms relate.
Origin:
1835–45; < L referent- (s. of referēns), prp. of referre. See refer, -ent
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ref·er·ent   (rěf'ər-ənt, rĭ-fûr'ənt)   
n.  A person or thing to which a linguistic expression refers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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