Referent — definition

1. Referent (Adjective)

Referent (Adjective) — Having reference. ex. "judgments referent to the indictment"

2. Referent (Noun)

Referent (Noun) — Something referred to; the object of a reference.

Referent (Noun) — The first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate.

Referent (Noun) — Something that refers; a term that refers to another term.

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