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DEICTIC
deictic
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use; “deictic pronouns”
deictic, deictic word
(noun) a word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs; “words that introduce particulars of the speaker’s and hearer’s shared cognitive field into the message”- R.Rommetveit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
deictic (comparative more deictic, superlative most deictic)
(grammar) Of or pertaining to deixis; to a word whose meaning is dependent on context.
Directly pointing out; specifying.
Noun
deictic (plural deictics)
(grammar) Such a word (such as I or here).
Hyponyms
• pronoun
Source: Wiktionary
Deic"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Logic)
Definition: Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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