DEIXIS

deixis

(noun) the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

deixis (countable and uncountable, plural deixes)

(linguistics) The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.

Synonym: indexicality

Antonym: homophora

Hypernym: exophora

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Source: Wiktionary



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SOUARI

(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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