noun🔗ShareThe specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes."In the sentence, "The cat sat on the mat," the referents are the specific cat and the specific mat that the speaker and listener have in mind. "languagelinguisticsphilosophycommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which is referenced."The teacher pointed to pictures of different animals; each picture was a referent for a specific animal name. "languagelinguisticswordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
