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referent

adjective noun

having reference

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
R
Ends with
T
Contains
EF
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. having reference

    “judgments referent to the indictment”

noun

  1. something that refers; a term that refers to another term

noun

  1. the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate

noun

  1. something referred to; the object of a reference

In context

Example Sentences

judgments referent to the indictment
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