Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coreference

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: coref-er-ence
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The relationship between multiple terms that have a common referent.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If we use subscript letters to indicate coreference (so that two NPs with the same subscript refer to the same entity, whereas two NPs with differ- ent subscripts refer to different entities), then we can say that (19) is ambigu- ous as between the two interpretations represented in (20) below: (20) (i) The menᵢ will shoot the arrowsⱼ at each otherⱼ (ii) The menᵢ will shoot the arrowsⱼ at each otherᵢ"

Etymology

From co- + reference.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: co

Usage

Inflected Forms

coreferences (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

corefer coreferential anaphora deixis

Questions

What does coreference mean?: The relationship between multiple terms that have a common referent.
Where does coreference come from?: From co- + reference.

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