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Person or thing to which a linguistic expression or other symbol refers
A referent (/ˈrɛfərənt/ REF-ər-ənt) is an entity to which a name – a linguistic expression or other symbol – refers. For example, in the sentence Mary
Referent
Referent power is a form of reverence gained by a leader who has strong interpersonal relationship skills. Referent power, as an aspect of personal power
Referent_power
The nearest referent is a grammatical term sometimes used when two or more possible referents of a pronoun, or other part of speech, cause ambiguity in
Nearest_referent
Job title involving translation and interpretation
A translator-referent or a referent-translator (terminology used almost exclusively in the former Soviet Union) is a multilingual business or government
Translator-referent
Degree of resistance to, or protection from, harm
potential harm (or other unwanted coercion). Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be persons and social groups, objects and institutions
Security
Relationship between objects
is called the referent of the first object. A name is usually a phrase or expression, or some other symbolic representation. Its referent may be anything
Reference
Interdisciplinary study of systems
Systems theory is the transdisciplinary study of systems, i.e., cohesive groups of interrelated, interdependent components that can be natural or artificial
Systems_theory
Type of observational study comparing two existing groups differing in outcome
A case–control study (also known as case–referent study) is a type of observational study in which two existing groups differing in outcome are identified
Case–control_study
Study of signs
signs operate through similarity. For them, the sign vehicle resembles the referent, such as a portrait of a person. Indexical signs are based on a direct
Semiotics
Signifier without a definite referent
can be interpreted in different ways and so do not have a clear, single referent. For example, the word "tree" is a signifier that references a tree. Although
Floating_signifier
Study and taxonomy of types of power
identified those five bases of power as coercive, reward, legitimate, referent, and expert. This was followed by Raven's subsequent addition in 1965 of
French and Raven's bases of power
French_and_Raven's_bases_of_power
West Germanic language
Canadian that most typically modify nouns, denoting characteristics of their referents (e.g. "a red car"). As modifiers, they come before the nouns they modify
English_language
2026 animated film
of artistic ambition. The visual language is divorced from reality and referent to the games; even Looney Tunes action is grounded in the real world—the
The_Super_Mario_Galaxy_Movie
One or more words used to refer to something
within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal name identifies, not necessarily uniquely, a specific individual
Name
Two or more expressions in a text with the same referent
more expressions refer to the same person or thing; they have the same referent. For example, in Bill said Alice would arrive soon, and she did, the words
Coreference
Theory that links behavior and beliefs
Elicitation interviews help to identify relevant behavioral outcomes, referents, cultural factors, facilitating factors, and barriers to change in the
Theory_of_planned_behavior
Name which is taken to uniquely identify its referent in the world
or place – is a name which ordinarily is taken to uniquely identify its referent in the world. As such it presents particular challenges for theories of
Proper_name_(philosophy)
Rhythmic pattern of striking a hand-held bell or other instrument
intervals. It is often a key pattern (also known as a guide pattern, phrasing referent, timeline, or asymmetrical timeline), in most cases it is a metal bell
Bell_pattern
Japonic language
depending on the relative status of the speaker, listener, and third-person referents. Most nouns in the Japanese language may be made polite by the addition
Japanese_language
or material according to whether it refers to its usual non-linguistic referent (as in "Charles is a man"), or to itself as a linguistic entity (as in
Philosophy_of_language
American author and activist
literary texts. An important theory formulated in the book is the absent referent, which she uses to explain the fact that people keep eating meat, and is
Carol_J._Adams
Theory that terms acquire referents via a chain of usage events
historical chain theory of reference is a theory of how terms acquire specific referents based on evidence. Such theories have been used to describe many referring
Causal_theory_of_reference
Link from another website (referrer) to that web resource (referent)
a given web resource (referent), a backlink is a hyperlink on another web resource (the referrer) that points to the referent. A web resource may be
Backlink
English words "the", "a(n)", and sometimes "some"
speaker believes that the listener knows the identity of a common noun's referent (because it is obvious, because it is common knowledge, or because it was
English_articles
Word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase
although the pronouns can have a referent, they cannot have a direct relationship with the referent where the referent selects the pronoun. For instance
Pronoun
Symbols in astronomy
Sun Referent Symbol Unicode code point Browser display Represents Sun U+2609 (dec 9737) ☉︎ Standard astronomical symbol U+1F71A (dec 128794) 🜚︎ the Sun
Astronomical_symbols
Distinction between third person pronouns
obv) third person is a grammatical-person marking that distinguishes a referent that is less important to the discourse from one that is more important
Obviative
names of large numbers, such as million, billion, and trillion, have real referents in human experience, and are encountered in many contexts, particularly
Names_of_large_numbers
Russian civil ranks
Senior officials 1st class Referent of the state civilian service of the Russian Federation 1st class Jurist 2nd class Referent of the state civilian service
State civilian and municipal service ranks of the Russian Federation
State_civilian_and_municipal_service_ranks_of_the_Russian_Federation
Title given to a small number of open-source software development leaders
Benevolent dictator for life (BDFL) is a tongue-in-cheek title given to a small number of free and open-source software development leaders, typically
Benevolent_dictator_for_life
Cognitive science issue
intended referents if there were no minds mediating those intentions, via their own internal means of picking out those intended referents. So the meaning
Symbol_grounding_problem
Noun phrase, or surrogate, functioning to identify some individual object
The most widespread term is probably refer, and a thing identified is a referent, as for example in the work of John Lyons. In linguistics, the study of
Referring_expression
Linguistic category of nouns
belong to a given class because of the characteristic features of its referent, such as gender, animacy, shape, but such designations are often clearly
Noun_class
Philanthropy conception of meaning
for the same person, then, can have different senses (or meanings): one referent might be picked out by more than one sense. This sort of theory is called
Meaning_(philosophy)
Animal mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
some Christian Bible translations as "oryx" (which was accepted as the referent in Modern Hebrew),[citation needed] "wild ox", "wild bull", "buffalo" or
Re'em
operandi), most of the Latin referent words and phrases are perceived as foreign to English. In a few cases, English referents have replaced the original
List_of_Latin_abbreviations
of the sex of the referent. (See Grammatical gender § On pronouns.) There are both direct and indirect options for nonbinary referents, although the use
Gender neutrality in languages with gendered third-person pronouns
Gender_neutrality_in_languages_with_gendered_third-person_pronouns
Whether a word specifies the time/location/quantity of what it references or not
fluidly interpretable referent are considered unbounded. This distinction also relies on the divisibility of the lexical item's referent into distinct segments
Boundedness_(linguistics)
Third-person plural or gender-neutral pronoun
as a reflexive epicenity for they in pronominal reference to a singular referent) Old English had a single third-person pronoun hē, which had both singular
They
Semantic feature of noun phrases in linguistics
definiteness is a semantic feature of noun phrases that distinguishes between referents or senses that are identifiable in a given context (definite noun phrases)
Definiteness
Austrian national football team of the 1930s
Josef Bican, Anton Schall, Josef Smistik and Walter Nausch were the referents of the team that would dominate European football during that era. Matthias
Wunderteam
Lexeme (word or sign) that consists of more than one stem
sum' of what A and B denote bittersweet, sleepwalk appositional A and B provide different descriptions for the same referent hunter-gatherer, maidservant
Compound_(linguistics)
Distinction between using a word and mentioning it
substituted in a sentence based on its referent. For nouns, a term can be used in different ways: With a concrete and real referent: "That is my pig." (personal
Use–mention_distinction
Concept in the philosophy of language
the philosophy of language, an empty name is a proper name that has no referent. The problem of empty names is the idea that empty names have a meaning
Empty_name
Designing systems to suit their users
"human factors" and "ergonomics", are essentially synonymous as to their referent and meaning in current literature. As defined by the International Ergonomics
Ergonomics
Topics referred to by the same term
English-language word used as slang, euphemism, and vulgarity. Common referents include: Cat Female genitalia Coward Pussy may also refer to: Big Pussy
Pussy_(disambiguation)
Pronoun without a definite referent
indefinite pronoun is a pronoun which does not have a specific, familiar referent. Indefinite pronouns are in contrast to definite pronouns. Indefinite pronouns
Indefinite_pronoun
Scottish traditional song
English Wikisource has original text related to this article: The Parting Glass "The Parting Glass" (Roud 3004) is a Scottish traditional song, often sung
The_Parting_Glass
Distinction in the philosophy of language
ways he believed a singular term may have meaning. The reference (or "referent"; Bedeutung) of a proper name is the object it means or indicates (bedeuten)
Sense_and_reference
Endangered language of the Plains peoples
touching or being parallel to the referent. It can be combined with handshape to designate pointing or facing; with the referent, where it surfaces as placement;
Plains_Indian_Sign_Language
Ideogram used in computing
include three distinct semiotical elements: Icon, which resembles its referent (such as a road sign for falling rocks). This category includes stylized
Icon_(computing)
American English slang phrase
Below are listed potential referents from research of a sparse field of documentation for this phrase. Candidate referents for the use date back to at
Sam_Hill_(euphemism)
Theory in philosophy of language
it points out in the world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein
Direct_reference_theory
Grammatical and/or semantic category of nouns
feature, existing in some languages, expressing how sentient or alive the referent of a noun is. Widely expressed, animacy is one of the most elementary principles
Animacy
Linguistic system of noun classification
something that does not have any gender, or do not specify the gender of their referent, have come to belong to one or other of the genders, in a way that may
Grammatical_gender
Optional element in phrase or clause structure
the kind of a referent: e.g. solar energy, departmental meeting. Qualifying modification further specifies some quality of a referent: e.g. black cars
Grammatical_modifier
Quality of a word with identical female and male forms
and unisex). An epicene word has the same form for male and for female referents. In some cases, the term common gender is also used,[citation needed]
Epicenity
Honorific phenomena in Thai
social relationships between interlocutors or between interlocutors and referents. Honorific phenomena in Thai include honorific registers, honorific pronominals
Thai_honorifics
based on the sex, or perceived sexual characteristics, of the pronoun's referent. Exceptions to this generality are few and debatable, for example anaphoric
Gender_in_English
Language spoken in Korea
Korean grammar. The relationship between the speaker/writer and subject referent is reflected in honorifics, whereas that between speaker/writer and audience
Korean_language
Figure of speech using indirect reference
intimacy" to be an essential element of many jokes. Some aspect of the referent must be invoked and identified for the tacit association to be made; the
Allusion
Classification of definitions in mathematics, philosophy, and logic
intensional definitions are two key ways in which the objects, concepts, or referents a term refers to can be defined. They give meaning or denotation to a
Extensional and intensional definitions
Extensional_and_intensional_definitions
Aspect of linguistics representing subordinate relationships between things
constituents, the referent of one of which (the possessor) in some sense possesses (owns, has as a part, rules over, etc.) the referent of the other (the
Possession_(linguistics)
identical with ′(the referent of <h>)+1′ Suppose that, for some number n: (1) The referent of <h> is identical with n Then, surely, the referent of <h> exists
Hilbert–Bernays_paradox
Media representations of the Green Berets
them became a national fad emerging in a wide variety of popular culture referents. After a decline in popularity during the 1970s — coinciding with the
United States Army Special Forces in popular culture
United_States_Army_Special_Forces_in_popular_culture
1980 philosophy book by Saul Kripke
weighted most, of the φ's are satisfied by one unique object y, then y is the referent of 'X'. If the vote yields no unique object, 'X' does not refer. The statement
Naming_and_Necessity
before the memory for a finalized referent can be reclaimed. A change in Java 9 will allow memory from a finalized referent to be reclaimable immediately
Phantom_reference
Generalized learning mechanism
a given exemplar of a particular phoneme differed from a referent phoneme. If the referent phoneme is a non-prototypical phoneme for that language, both
Statistical learning in language acquisition
Statistical_learning_in_language_acquisition
Main-belt asteroid
French astronomer Auguste Charlois at Nice Observatory in France. The referent of the asteroids's name is unknown. Ursula is the parent body of the Ursula
375_Ursula
Mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals
CHIMERA". www.merriam-webster.com. 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-20. The referent of "she" in Theogony 319 is uncertain, see Clay, p. 159, with n. 34; Gantz
Chimera_(mythology)
Pre-Roman civilization of Etruria (9th–1st century BC)
Political unity in Etruscan society was the city-state, which was probably the referent of methlum, "district". Etruscan texts name quite a number of magistrates
Etruscan_civilization
Ability to consciously reflect on the nature of language
that can be manipulated an awareness that a word is separable from its referent (meaning resides in the mind, not in the name, i.e. Sonia is Sonia, and
Metalinguistic_awareness
Word used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun
identifiable entity. Indefinites are commonly used to introduce a new discourse referent which can be referred back to in subsequent discussion: A monster ate a
Article_(grammar)
People-centric approach to national security
national security through military security by arguing that the proper referent for security should be at the human rather than the national level, and
Human_security
Singular, feminine, third-person pronoun
modifier: the real her Adverb phrase external modifier: Not even her She's referents are generally limited to individual, female persons, excluding the speaker
She_(pronoun)
Model in semiotics
relationship between the speaker as the subject, a concept as an object or referent, and its designation (sign, signans). Direction of fit The Delta Factor
Triangle_of_reference
Words in English that substitute for a noun or noun phrase
cases where the referent's gender was unknown. However, it is increasingly used when the referent's gender is irrelevant or when the referent presents as
Pronouns_in_English
Logical proposition that cannot be disproved
pick out the same object in all possible worlds where the terms have a referent. It is logically possible for “Hesperus = Phosphorus” to be false, since
Logical_possibility
industry can associate a project manager as an expert in their field. Referent authority: for project managers this typically refers to the authority
Authority_(management)
Words in French that substitute for a noun or noun phrase
so on), as well as to reflect the person, gender, and number of their referents. French has a complex system of personal pronouns (analogous to English
Pronouns_in_French
Rhythmic pattern in Cuban music
ethnomusicology, clave is also known as a key pattern, guide pattern, phrasing referent, timeline, or asymmetrical timeline. The clave pattern is also found in
Clave_(rhythm)
Computer modelling based on empirical observation
close correspondence between the behaviour of the model and that of its referent. The crafting of this correspondence can be 'empirical' in a wide variety
Empirical modelling (computer science)
Empirical_modelling_(computer_science)
Diplomat and translator for Joseph Stalin
translator, interpreter, and journalist who served as the personal translator-referent to Joseph Stalin and Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov during key World
Valentin_Berezhkov
Use of an expression whose interpretation depends on context
a specific meaning through knowledge of its context. For example, the referent of the phrase the Queen (using an emphatic definite article, not the less
Anaphora_(linguistics)
Condition required for a semantic statement to be true
alive}>. And we say that "Nixon is alive" is true if and only if the referent (or referent of) "Nixon" belongs to the set associated with "is alive", that
Truth_condition
Social status and privilege as a grammatical function in many languages
whose status is being expressed: Addressee (or speaker/hearer) Referent (or speaker/referent) Bystander (or speaker/bystander) Addressee honorifics express
Honorifics_(linguistics)
Ability to read and write
policy, adult education, and cognition point of view: Towards a joint referent framework". Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie. 30 (2): 111. doi:10.1024/1016-264X/a000255
Literacy
Qualities, beliefs, personality, looks and/or expressions that distinguish a person
"sameness" of identity can be both objective or subjective, depending on the referent to which one is claiming or inhabiting "sameness," which can lead to confusion
Identity_(social_science)
Masculine third-person, singular personal pronoun in English
modifier: the real him Adverb phrase external modifier: Not even him He's referents are generally limited to individual male persons, excluding the speaker
He_(pronoun)
but is capable of questioning or questing without there being an object referent for the inquiry itself and capable of ever-asking. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Names_for_the_human_species
Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist (born 1966)
works on the "theory of reference" concerning how words secure their referents. He, together with others such as Frank Jackson, played a major role in
David_Chalmers
Figure of speech
gjálfr 'sea'. The unstated noun which the kenning refers to is called its referent, in this case: skip 'ship'. The base-word of the kenning íss rauðra randa
Kenning
Terms describing information structure in linguistics
eyebrows and head tilt) describing the referent, and the rest of the sentence describes what happens to that referent. The main application of the topic-comment
Topic_and_comment
German civil servant and SS officer, convicted war criminal (1909–1948)
was the Personal Administrative Officer to Reichsführer-SS (Persönlicher Referent vom Reichsführer SS) Heinrich Himmler and a defendant at the Doctors' Trial
Rudolf_Brandt
1958–1969 political party in Spain
Third Worldist movements. The Catalan referent of FLP was the Workers Front of Catalonia and its Basque referent was Euskadiko Sozialisten Batasuna. In
Popular Liberation Front (Spain)
Popular_Liberation_Front_(Spain)
Study of meaning in language
referred to as intension and extension or connotation and denotation. The referent of an expression is the object to which the expression points. The sense
Semantics
Expression with derogatory connotations
terms with an emotionally charged referent that were once euphemisms become dysphemistic by association with the referent. Nigger would typically be dysphemistic;
Dysphemism
Romanian television personality (born 1969)
was a student), a secretary in the first post-revolution government, a referent at the Office of Foreign Relations and Protocol of the Senate, the head
Mihaela_Rădulescu
2024 Khmer, English music documentary
Metal Strings is a 2024 music documentary directed by Sokpoly Voeun. The film supports local artists in Cambodia and conveys motivational messages to a
Metal_Strings
Austronesian language of Madagascar
prototypically visible vs. non-visible referents; however, the non-visible forms may be used for visible referents which are only vaguely identified or
Malagasy_language
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Moon of autumn, Autumn Moon
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a large or stout person, Middle English bigge + unexplained -s.English : records of names such as William de Bigges (Cambridgeshire 1327) and Laurentia atte Bigge (Somerset 1327) suggest that it must also have a topographic or habitational origin, but the etymology is obscure.Scottish and northern Irish : variant of Beggs.
Boy/Male
African, American, Basque, Christian, Danish, French, German, Greek, Indian, Latin
Manly; Brave; Masculine; Warrior; Strong
Boy/Male
French, German
Mind; Small Intelligent One; Intellect; Little Hugh
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Greek
Pure; Variant of Anne or Agnes
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Admirable Language; Admirable Word
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Old English hlið, hlid, Old Norse hlÃð ‘slope’.English : habitational name from places so named in Shropshire, Herefordshire, or Somerset, or on the island of Orkney. The Herefordshire and Somerset places are named with the Old English river name HlÌ„de (see Loud).English : from a medieval byname derived from Old English līðe ‘mild’, ‘gentle’.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Big
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Well Born
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Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use.