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Meaning of "referent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REFERENT

From Latin referens, from referre to refer.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF REFERENT

referent  [ˈrɛfərənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFERENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Referent is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REFERENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Referent

In semantics, a referent is a person or thing to which a linguistic expression refers, a discursive entity, the subject of speech.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFERENT


adherent
ədˈhɪərənt
afferent
ˈæfərənt
Arendt
ˈɛərənt
coherent
kəʊˈhɪərənt
deferent
ˈdɛfərənt
deodorant
diːˈəʊdərənt
different
ˈdɪfərənt
durant
ˈdjʊərənt
efferent
ˈɛfərənt
equidifferent
ˌiːkwɪˈdɪfərənt
exuberant
ɪɡˈzjuːbərənt
grandparent
ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt
ignorant
ˈɪɡnərənt
inherent
ɪnˈhɪərənt
intolerant
ɪnˈtɒlərənt
parent
ˈpɛərənt
perforant
ˈpɜːfərənt
refrigerant
rɪˈfrɪdʒərənt
tolerant
ˈtɒlərənt
vociferant
vəʊˈsɪfərənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFERENT

referee
refereeeing
reference
reference book
reference library
reference mark
reference number
reference point
reference strip
referencer
referenda
referendary
referendum
referential
referentiality
referentially
referrable
referral
referred
referred pain

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFERENT

apparent
belligerent
Brent
cobelligerent
current
for rent
gerent
indifferent
irreverent
nonbelligerent
noncoherent
rent
rerent
reverent
torrent
transparent
Trent
unbelligerent
unreverent
vicegerent

Synonyms and antonyms of referent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «referent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFERENT

Find out the translation of referent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of referent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «referent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

指涉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

referente
570 millions of speakers

English

referent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिग्दर्शन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرجع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

референт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

referente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গণভোট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

référent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Referendum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Referenten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

指示対象
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리파
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Referendum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ám chỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாக்கெடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सार्वमत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

referandum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

referente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

referent
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

референт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

referent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναφερόμενο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

referent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

referent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

referent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of referent

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFERENT»

The term «referent» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.142 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFERENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «referent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «referent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about referent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFERENT»

Discover the use of referent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to referent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reference and Referent Accessibility
The papers in this volume are concerned with the question of how a speaker's intended referent is interpreted by the addressee.
Thorstein Fretheim, Jeanette K. Gundel, 1996
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Social Psychology of Self-Referent Behavior
This book is about human behavior and, more particularly, about a class of human behaviors-those behaviors by people that have themselves as the object of their behaviors.
Howard B. Kaplan, 1986
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In the Place of Language: Literature and the Architecture of ...
Instead it tells the complex story of historical referents constructed and forgotten, things built into the earth upon which history "takes place" and of which, in the course of history, all visible trace is temporarily effaced.
Claudia Brodsky, 2009
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Statement and referent: an inquiry into the foundations of ...
Systematically moving from action to utterance, Shwayder argues that the category of “bodies” is fundamental to the human scheme of conceptualization and that if we had no capacity to refer to bodies then we would be unable to address ...
D. S. Shwayder, 2008
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Turning Novel Names Into Known Names: Understanding Referent ...
Specifically, children in Experiment 3 were more accurate on the novel name referent selection trials than on the known name referent selection trials. One possible explanation for the behavior demonstrated by children in the competitive  ...
Jessica Suzanne Horst, 2007
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Security: A New Framework for Analysis
is performed either by Nazism as actor or with Nazism as referent object. Instead, Hitler could securitize England (the referent object of Churchill, so far so good) as the threat in the name of Germany, all Germans, and the Aryan race.
Barry Buzan, Ole Wæver, Jaap de Wilde, 1998
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Statement and Referent: An Inquiry Into the Foundations of ...
This treatise, in its first part, moves from a consideration of behavior and ulterance through a definition of assertion as a kind of utterance to a consideration of statements, conceived of as products of assertion, to be represented by ...
D.S. Shwayder, 1992
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School Consultation: Conceptual and Empirical Bases of Practice
Martin (1978) observed that expert and referent power tend to mutually oppose each other. After all, expert power is based on the target's perception that the influencing agent has superior knowledge and thus is different from the target.
William P. Erchul, Brian K. Martens, 2010
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Benefit-Cost Analysis: Financial and Economic Appraisal ...
The firm may purchase various goods and services, such as water and electricity, from government agencies, paying prices in excess of the production costs of these inputs, again generating net benefits for this section of the referent group.
Harry F. Campbell, Richard P. C. Brown, 2003
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Women's Sexual Function and Dysfunction: Study, Diagnosis ...
Age (years) "West" C/S America Middle East East Asia SE Asia 40-49 Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent 50-59 ... 20.3) 0.8(0.4,1.7) n.a. Education at least some college Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent secondary/high  ...
Irwin Goldstein, Cindy M. Meston, Susan Davis, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFERENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term referent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Catalunya vol ser un referent de turisme de natura
Catalunya vol convertir-se en un referent en turisme de natura. Aquest és un dels objectiu dels govern que aquest dijous han explicat el conseller d'Empresa, ... «ARA, Jul 15»
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Webinar-Referent Christian Holst über Neuromarketing
Marketing ist längst nicht mehr Geschmackssache oder das Produkt von Bauchgefühlen. Die Hirnforschung hat zahlreiche Erkenntnisse gewonnen, wie ... «buchreport, Jul 15»
3
Referent wins feature event
Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy's Referent (A. Sandesh up) won the Juvenile Sprinters' Million, the chief event of the races held here on Sunday (June 28). The winner ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
4
Referent Slovenskih železnic, ki mora obvladati jogo in pilates
Sam sicer menim, da referent za upravljanje zgradb omenjenega pogoja res ne potrebuje izpolnjevati. Menim, da je delovno mesto diskriminatorno namenjeno ... «zurnal24.si, Jun 15»
5
Wirbel um Skandal-Bischof: Walter Mixa jetzt Burnout-Referent in …
Neue Diskussion um Walter Mixa, den ehemaligen Bischof von Eichstätt und Augsburg: Vor fünf Jahren war bekannt geworden, dass er Heimkinder misshandelt ... «Bayerischer Rundfunk, Jun 15»
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Goerlich neuer OB-Referent
Richard Goerlich (44) wird zum 1. Juni 2015 neuer Persönlicher Referent von Oberbürgermeister Kurt Gribl. Die Personalie hat der Personalausschuss im April ... «DAZ - Die Augsburger Zeitung, May 15»
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The absent referent — violence and malice of another kind
Between the murder of an animal and the murder of a man, there's no more than ONE step! - Count Leo Tolstoy. For the longest time, I have been looking for a ... «The Hindu, May 15»
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Hrvat referent koči povraćaj srpske imovine
REFERENT iz Hrvatske u Strazburu koči tužbu za povrat srpske imovine iz ove države! Pokušavajući da okončaju višegodišnje muke i povrate svoju imovinu u ... «Вечерње Новости, May 15»
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NOZ: Gespräch mit Frank-Christian Pauli, Referent im Team …
In einem Gespräch mit der "Neuen Osnabrücker Zeitung" (Dienstag) sagte Frank-Christian Pauli, Referent im Team Finanzen des vzbv: "Es ist bekanntlich nicht ... «news aktuell, Apr 15»
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Orihuela quiere volver a recuperar su «referent en valencià»
La Biblioteca María Moliner acogerá mañana a las 19 horas la presentación del libro «Oriola, referent de la cultura valenciana. Recorregut pel centre històric», ... «Información, Apr 15»

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