coreferential

or co-ref·er·en·tial

[ koh-ref-er-en-shuh l ]

/ ˌkoʊ rɛf ərˈɛn ʃəl /

adjective Linguistics.

(of two words or phrases) having reference to the same person or thing.

Nearby words

corecleisis, corectasia, corectomedialysis, corectopia, coreference, coreferential, coreid bug, corelate, corelation, corelative, coreligionist

Origin of coreferential

co- + referential

Related forms

co·ref·er·en·ti·al·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for coreferential

coreferential

/ (ˌkəʊrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl) /

adjective

philosophy (of more than one linguistic expression) designating the same individual or class

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