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indexical

/ɪnˈdɛk.sɪ.kəl/

indexical adjective: of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.

Adjective

indexical (comparative more indexical, superlative most indexical)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.
  2. Having or imparting a meaning, or signifying a referent, that changes according to context.
    • In order that they might represent the worlds of experience and imagination, such symbols have to be put together with ‘indexical’ signs, as Peirce termed them, such as articles (the, some), demonstratives (this, those), tense-inflections (walk-s, walk-ed), moods (may/might walk, shall/should walk)...2012, Michael Silverstein, “The [] walked down the street”, in London Review of Books, volume 34, number 21

Noun

indexical (plural indexicals)

  1. An indexical term.
    • So even with indexicals, there is a Sinn for every meaning.2007 August 15, Wayne A. Davis, “Replies to Green, Szabó, Jeshion, and Siebel”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 137, number 3, →DOI

indexical meaning in Bengali

indexical in Bengali

কোনো সূচকের সাথে সম্পর্কিত, বা তার মতো, একটি সূচকের রূপ বিশিষ্ট, একটি ইনডেক্সিক্যাল শব্দ

Forms of indexical

Adjective
comparativemore indexical
superlativemost indexical
Noun
pluralindexicals

Origin of indexical

From index + -ical.

Words formed from indexical

Questions about indexical

What does indexical mean?
Indexical means of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.
What is indexical in Bengali?
Indexical in Bengali is কোনো সূচকের সাথে সম্পর্কিত, বা তার মতো, একটি সূচকের রূপ বিশিষ্ট. See Indexical meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is indexical?
Indexical can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce indexical?
Indexical is pronounced /ɪnˈdɛk.sɪ.kəl/.

Words near indexical in the dictionary

  1. Indexed Web
  2. indexer
  3. indexers
  4. indexes
  5. indexic
  6. indexical
  7. indexicalisation
  8. indexicalisations
  9. indexicalism
  10. indexicalist
  11. indexicalities

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