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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word referents:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. referents: Merriam-Webster
  2. referents: Collins English Dictionary
  3. referents: Vocabulary.com
  4. referents: Wordnik
  5. referents: Wiktionary
  6. referents: Dictionary.com
  7. referents: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. referents: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (referent)

noun:  (semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.
noun:  That which is referenced.
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