referent noun. ['rɛf(ǝ)r(ǝ)nt] M19.
[Latin referent- pres. ppl stem of referre REFER: see -ENT.]
1. A person who is referred to or consulted. M19.

2. a. Grammar. A word which refers to another. rare. L19.
b. Logic & Linguistics. The object or entity referred to, symbolized by, or qualified by a word or expression. E20.
■ A. Lurie Many..of these apparently 'meaningless' verses..have hidden historical and social referents.

3. Logic. Any member of the class of all terms bearing a given relation to any term. Cf. RELATUM 1. E20.

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