referent

English Thesaurus

1. something that refers; a term that refers to another term (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	term,
definition	:	a word or expression used for some particular thing (noun.communication)

2. the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	term,
definition	:	one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition (noun.communication)

3. something referred to; the object of a reference (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	import, meaning, significance, signification,
definition	:	the message that is intended or expressed or signified (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	antecedent,
definition	:	the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	denotatum,
definition	:	an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	designatum,
definition	:	something (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression (noun.communication)

4. having reference (adj.all)

similar	:	denotative, denotive,
definition	:	having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming (adj.all)

derivation	:	denotation, extension, reference,
definition	:	the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	denotation, extension, reference,
definition	:	the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to (noun.cognition)