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I'd wanted to be a writer and when I came back to New York worked as a musician too, but I found my writing starting to get more and more referential to cinema.
Jim Jarmusch

Meaning of "referential" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REFERENTIAL

referential  [ˌrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFERENTIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Referential is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES REFERENTIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reference

Reference is a relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object. The first object in this relation is said to refer to the second object. The second object – the one to which the first object refers – is called the referent of the first object. The term reference is used in many spheres of human knowledge, adopting shades of meaning particular to the contexts in which it is used. References can take on many forms, including: a thought, a sensory perception that is audible, visual, olfactory, or tactile, emotional state, relationship with other, spacetime coordinate, symbolic or alpha-numeric, a physical object or an energy projection; but, other concrete and abstract contexts exist as methods of defining references within the scope of the various fields that require an origin, point of departure, or an original form. This includes methods that intentionally hide the reference from some observers, as in cryptography. The following sections give specific usages of reference in different subjects.

Definition of referential in the English dictionary

The definition of referential in the dictionary is referring, designating, or applying to something in particular.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFERENTIAL


circumferential
səˌkʌmfəˈrɛnʃəl
conferential
ˌkɒnfəˈrɛnʃəl
confidential
ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl
consequential
ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl
coreferential
ˌkəʊrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
deferential
ˌdɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
differential
ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl
essential
ɪˈsɛnʃəl
exponential
ˌɛkspəʊˈnɛnʃəl
inferential
ˌɪnfəˈrɛnʃəl
influential
ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl
interferential
ˌɪntəfəˈrɛnʃəl
potential
pəˈtɛnʃəl
preferential
ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
residential
ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl
reverential
ˌrɛvəˈrɛnʃəl
self-referential
ˌsɛlfrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
sequential
sɪˈkwɛnʃəl
torrential
tɒˈrɛnʃəl
transferential
ˌtrænsfəˈrɛnʃəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFERENTIAL

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFERENTIAL

action potential
chemical potential
circumstantial
credential
equipotential
existential
experiential
growth potential
inconsequential
inessential
initial
jurisprudential
nonresidential
penitential
precedential
presidential
quintessential
substantial
tangential
unsubstantial
vice-presidential

Synonyms and antonyms of referential in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «referential» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFERENTIAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

引用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

referencial
570 millions of speakers

English

referential
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

referential
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرجعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ссылочной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

referencial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রিফ্যারেণ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

référentielle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rujukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Referenz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

参照の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

참조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Referensi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tham chiếu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறிப்பிடுகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दिवाळखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

referent
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

referenziale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

referencyjna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

посилальної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

referențială
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναφορική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

referensiële
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

refererande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

referensiell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of referential

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFERENTIAL»

The term «referential» is regularly used and occupies the 62.704 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFERENTIAL» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «REFERENTIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word referential.
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Jim Jarmusch
I'd wanted to be a writer and when I came back to New York worked as a musician too, but I found my writing starting to get more and more referential to cinema.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFERENTIAL»

Discover the use of referential in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to referential and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Referential Practice: Language and Lived Space Among the Maya
This book is the product of research conducted over nearly a dozen years, during which time my thinking has undergone several significant transformations, and my personal and intellectual debts have grown correspondingly.
William F. Hanks, 1990
2
Referential Communication Tasks
Developing better referential communication skills may simply be a by-product of becoming responsible for analyzing all environmental phenomena more carefully . Rather than view the development of more effective referential communication ...
George Yule, 2013
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Success in Referential Communication
It is argued that traditional and recent proposals fail to account for success in referential communication. A novel account is developed, resembling Evans' account in combining an external success condition with a Fregean one.
M. Paul, 1999
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Self-knowledge and Self-referential Processing in Memory ...
These findings may have important implications for caregivers and healthcare professionals working with memory-impaired patients, and may pave the way to novel memory rehabilitation methods.
Maria J. Marquine, 2008
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Negative and Self-referential Information Processing in ...
This study investigates the neurophysiological mechanisms that underlie the observed preference for negative and self-referential information that is well-established in the cognitive literature on depression.
Amy Noll McLean, 2007
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Referential Opacity and Modal Logic
This landmark dissertation (1961) provides a systematic introduction to systems of modal logic and stands as the first presentation of what have become central ideas in philosophy of language and metaphysics, from the 'new theory of ...
Dagfinn Follesdal, 2014
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Negative Visions: The Referential Authority of Photography ...
Early thinking on photography typically posits the photographic referent as author of the image, conceiving of photography as an apparatus much like the "pencil of nature" described by Fox Talbot.
Heather Klomhaus-Hracs, 2007
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Referential Negation: Syntax/semantics of Negative ...
The present study, then, contributes to the investigation of morphosyntactic variation by integrating information about statistical patterns of usage and attention to the context, above all, to asymmetries between affirmative and negative ...
Renee Perelmutter, 2008
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What Some Its Are: Non-referential It, Extraposition, and Copies
This thesis looks to explain the syntactic and semantic behavior of non-referential uses of it that co-occur with embedded clauses.
Jed Shahar, 2008
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Of Words and the World: Referential Anxiety in Contemporary ...
Through close readings Ellison examines the novels and theoretical writings of authors whose works are fundamental to our perception of contemporary French writing and thought: Camus, Robbe-Grillet, Simon, Duras, Sarraute, Blanchot, and ...
David R. Ellison, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFERENTIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term referential is used in the context of the following news items.
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Facebook casts a hex with self-referential IPv6
Poll IPv6 addresses aren't really supposed to spell out domain names, but Facebook has adopted an IPv6 addy that includes the characters "faceb00c." A quick ... «The Register, Jul 15»
2
[title of show] musical reflects artistic struggle under self-referential
The self-referential story sparks much of the humor, since it's about the two guys named Jeff and Hunter creating a show about themselves creating a show ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
Self-referential paternalist foibles
Over the last several years statists have changed their tune a bit. Instead of advocating Draconian governmental intrusions on people's lives, in the tradition of ... «thepaper24-7.com, Jun 15»
4
The Food Issue: Tasty rhymes — 11 food referential hip-hop tracks
A food referential track made the cheeky alt hip hop duo famous (“Pizza Hut and Taco Bell”). In this higher quality cut, they reflect on being less broke than usual ... «Creative Loafing Tampa, Jun 15»
5
Community's sixth season: still smugly self-referential
However, Community is so solipsistic and smugly self-referential that anyone who wants to watch now without first watching every episode is out of luck. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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The Self-Referential Paradox: A 3-Month Outlook On GBP/USD
But that term in itself, I believe, is a self-referential paradox. This occurs in natural or formal languages when a sentence, idea or formula speaks or refers to itself. «Seeking Alpha, Feb 15»
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'Sunny' breaks form with self-referential plots
In the proud tradition of great sitcoms of the past, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" delved into what could have been with Wednesday night's episode. «Red and Black, Feb 15»
8
Chimpanzees Can Learn Each Other's Grunts
“Our study shows that chimpanzee referential food calls are not fixed in their structure and that, when exposed to a new social group, chimpanzees can change ... «Sci-News.com, Feb 15»
9
'Glee's Self-Referential Faberry Jokes & Outrageous Klaine Plot …
Season 6 has been filled with self-referential, meta jokes at the characters' and plots' expense, and they're even exploring and referencing the greatest fan ... «Bustle, Jan 15»
10
Victoria Morton
At times improvised but never slapdash, these burst forth with a self-referential life-force which flits between a blood-rush of fevered activity offset by pools of ... «The List, Dec 14»

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