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Webster 1913 Edition
Deictic
Deic′tic
(dīk′tĭk)
, Adj.
[Gr.
δεικτικόσ
serving to show or point out, fr. δεικνύναι
to show.] 1.
(Logic)
Direct; proving directly; – applied to reasoning, and opposed to
elenchtic
or refutative. Definition 2024
deictic
deictic
English
Adjective
deictic (comparative more deictic, superlative most deictic)
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to deixis; to a word whose meaning is dependent on context.
- Directly pointing out; specifying.
Translations
pertaining to deixis
Noun
deictic (plural deictics)
Hyponyms
See also
- Category:English pro-forms