Definitions for referent

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referent ref·er·ent

Spelling: [ref-er-uh nt]

IPA: /ˈrɛf ər ənt/

Referent is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 90 anagrams from letters in referent (eeefnrrt).

Definitions for referent

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 of referent

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

Examples for referent

Either the term "minor epic" or "epyllion" is satisfactory, provided its referent is clear, and accurately described.

The strategy is to place the domain of the referent in the writings.

The only referent of philosophy is the human being constituted in practical experiences.