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absent referent

absent referent noun: the condition of a sign which has an empty, absent, non-existent, paradoxical, hypothetical, supernatural, or undefined referent, such as nothing, null, vacuum, or void.

Noun

absent referent (plural absent referents)

  1. The condition of a sign which has an empty, absent, non-existent, paradoxical, hypothetical, supernatural, or undefined referent, such as nothing, null, vacuum, or void.

Forms of absent referent

pluralabsent referents

Origin of absent referent

absent + referent

Questions about absent referent

What does absent referent mean?
Absent referent means the condition of a sign which has an empty, absent, non-existent, paradoxical, hypothetical, supernatural, or undefined referent, such as nothing, null, vacuum, or void.
What part of speech is absent referent?
Absent referent is a noun.
What is the plural of absent referent?
The plural of absent referent is absent referents.

Words near absent referent in the dictionary

  1. absencies
  2. absency
  3. absense
  4. absent
  5. absent over leave
  6. absent referent
  7. absent referents
  8. absent treatment
  9. absent treatments
  10. absent voter
  11. absent voters

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