German

Noun

Referent m ‎(genitive Referenten, plural Referenten)

1. referee (person who gives a reference)
2. consultant, advisor
3. referent

Declension

English

Noun

referent ‎(plural referents)

1. (semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.
2. That which is referenced.

Derived terms

• absent referent

Related terms

• refer
• reference

Anagrams

• rent-free
• tree fern

Catalan

Noun

referent m ‎(plural referents)

1. (linguistics) referent

Adjective

referent m ‎(feminine referenta, masculine plural referents, feminine plural referentes)

1. referencing, referring

Derived terms

• referent a

Latin

Verb

referent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of referō

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowing from German Referent, from Latin referēns, present participle of referō.

Noun

referent m ‎(feminine equivalent referentka)

1. speaker ‎(“one who makes a speech to an audience”)

Declension