Associations to the word «Referent»

Wiktionary

REFERENT, noun. (semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.
REFERENT, noun. That which is referenced.

Dictionary definition

REFERENT, noun. Something referred to; the object of a reference.
REFERENT, noun. The first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate.
REFERENT, noun. Something that refers; a term that refers to another term.
REFERENT, adjective. Having reference; "judgments referent to the indictment".

Wise words

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe