REFERENTIAL

referential

(adjective) referring or pointing to something; “symbols are inherently referential”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

referential (not comparable)

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

(linguistics) Of or relating to a referent.

Of or relating to reference or allusion.

Serving as a reference.

Source: Wiktionary


Ref`er*en"tial (-shal), a.

Definition: Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use.

– Ref`er*en"tial*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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