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nonreferential

nonreferential adjective: not referential.

Adjective

nonreferential (not comparable)

  1. Not referential.
    • In an ironic turn, the stubbornly nonreferential Lang was a dominant reference at the fall shows[…].2007 September 16, Horacio Silva, “Star ’90s”, in New York Times
  2. Synonym of non-referring.
    Synonyms:
    non-referring

Synonyms of nonreferential

Origin of nonreferential

From non- + referential.

Words formed from nonreferential

Questions about nonreferential

What does nonreferential mean?
Nonreferential means not referential.
What part of speech is nonreferential?
Nonreferential is an adjective.

Words near nonreferential in the dictionary

  1. nonreentrant
  2. nonrefereed
  3. nonreference
  4. nonreferenced
  5. nonreferent
  6. nonreferential
  7. nonreferentiality
  8. nonreferentially
  9. nonreferents
  10. nonreferral
  11. nonreferring

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