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ab·sent ref·er·ent
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absent referentnoun
The condition of a sign which has an empty, absent, non-existent, paradoxical, hypothetical, supernatural, or undefined referent, such as nothing, null, vacuum, or void.
Etymology: absent + referent
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Carol J. Adams (born 1951) is an American writer, feminist, and animal rights advocate. She is the author of several books, including The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory (1990) and The Pornography of Meat (2004), focusing in particular on what she argues are the links between the oppression of women and that of non-human animals. She was inducted into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Absent referent
Absent referent is a concept that originated in linguistics, and is the condition of a sign that has an empty, absent, contingent, paradoxical, hypothetical, supernatural, or undefined referent. The idea is used in a number of disciplines.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of absent referent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of absent referent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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