Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

referential

/ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: ref-er-en-tial
IPA: /ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃəl/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other.

adj

Of or relating to a referent.

adj

Of or relating to reference or allusion.

adj

Serving as a reference.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Above all, the referential approach has proved durable and especially flexible."
"In the first place, it must be pointed out that the bond with the past is inferential rather than referential."

Etymology

Etymology tree English reference Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English referential From reference + -ial.

Derived Forms

autoreferential coreferential coreferentiality coreferentially interreferential irreferential metareferential multireferential nonreferential referentialism referentialist referentiality

Phrases

referential integrity referential opacity referential transparency self-referential

Questions

How do you pronounce referential?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃəl/.
What does referential mean?: Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other.
Where does referential come from?: Etymology tree English reference Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English referential From reference + -ial.

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