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referent

Pronunciation: /ˈrɛf(ə)r(ə)nt/

Definition of referent

noun

Linguistics

the thing in the world that a word or phrase denotes or stands for: ‘the Morning Star’ and ‘the Evening Star’ have the same referent (the planet Venus)