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ab·sent ref·er·ent

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  1. 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.

  2. Etymology: absent + referent

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  1. absent referent

    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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  1. 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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of absent referent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of absent referent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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