English Explanatory Dictionary

referential

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other.
  2. Of or relating to a referent.
  3. Of or relating to reference or allusion.
  4. Serving as a reference.

Pronunciation

/ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-referential.wav

Word forms

referential

Etymology

From reference + -ial.

Derived words

autoreferential coreferential coreferentiality coreferentially interreferential irreferential metareferential multireferential nonreferential referential integrity referentialism referentialist referentiality referentially referential opacity referential transparency self-referential
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