referent
Example Sentences
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"But that would be sad to me, to have lost the referent."
From Salon • Aug. 9, 2023
“We can use terms successfully not because we know much about the referent but because we’re linked to the referent by a great social chain of communication.”
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022
You can tweak a reference all you like, but the referent will stay just the same.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021
“It’s not the most typical referent for ‘sandwich,’” he mused.
From The Verge • Apr. 9, 2020
Erastis had warned him about the dangers of losing your referent.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
