referential

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referential

/ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃəl/

adjective

not comparable Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other.
not comparable Of or relating to a referent. Thus, the referential location of “town” in an utterance “Went to town”, is simply to be conceived as that location which might also be referred to by “there”, “the place we visited last Thursday”, “your birthplace”, etc.
not comparable Of or relating to reference or allusion. Above all, the referential approach has proved durable and especially flexible.
not comparable Serving as a reference.

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@misc{referential_2026,
  title = {referential},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/referential},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}