adj
referential
Referential (adj) means Describes a word or phrase that points to one particular person, place or thing.
adj
1
Describes a word or phrase that points to one particular person, place or thing.
2
Connected with the thing that a word stands for.
"Thus, the referential location of “town” in an utterance “Went to town”, is simply to be conceived as that location which might also be referred to by “there”, “the place we visited last Thursday”, “your birthplace”, etc."
— James Dickins, Extended Axiomatic Linguistics (2011)
3
Connected with making a reference or allusion to something.
"Above all, the referential approach has proved durable and especially flexible."
— Gerald Mead, The Representation of Fictional Character (1990)
"In the first place, it must be pointed out that the bond with the past is inferential rather than referential."
— David Herzberger, Social Realism and the Contingencies of History in the Contemporary Spanish Novel (1991)
4
Used as something to check or look up.
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What is the meaning of referential?
"referential" (adj) means describes a word or phrase that points to one particular person, place or thing.
What are the different meanings of referential?
"referential" has 3 main meanings: 1. Describes a word or phrase that points to one particular person, place or thing; 2. Connected with the thing that a word stands for; 3. Connected with making a reference or allusion to something.
