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1. (n.) referent
the object or event to which a term or symbol refers.
Etymology: (1835–45; < L referent- (s. of referēns), prp. of referre. See refer , -ent)
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1. (noun) referent
something referred to; the object of a reference
2. (noun) referent
the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
3. (adj) referent
something that refers; a term that refers to another term
4. (adj) referent
having reference
"judgments referent to the indictment"
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