referent, n.
(referents)
(referents)
something that refers; a term that refers to another term
<noun.communication>
referent
semantic pointers
hypernym
the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
<noun.communication>
referent
semantic pointers
hypernym
something referred to; the object of a reference
<noun.communication>
referent
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym