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referents

referents is the plural of referent.

Meaning of referent

Noun

referent (plural referents)

  1. The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:referent.
  2. That which is referenced.

Phrases with referents

Questions about referents

What is referents the plural of?
Referents is the plural of referent.

Words near referents in the dictionary

  1. referentially transparent
  2. referentiation
  3. referentiations
  4. referentless
  5. referentlessness
  6. referents
  7. referer
  8. referers
  9. refering
  10. referment
  11. refermentation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: referents (page history and authors); referent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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