| COREFERENTIAL | • coreferential adj. (Chiefly grammar) Exhibiting coreference; referring to the same thing. • COREFERENTIAL adj. of more than one linguistic expression, designating the same individual or class. |
| DEFERENT | • deferent adj. Showing deference; deferential. • deferent adj. (Obsolete) Serving to carry; bearing. • deferent n. (Anatomy) A deferent duct in the body, as opposed to an afferent one. |
| DEFERENTIAL | • deferential adj. Respectful and considerate; showing deference. • deferential adj. Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one’s own conclusions. • deferential adj. (Anatomy, not comparable) Of, or relating to the vas deferens. |
| DEFERENTIALLY | • deferentially adv. In a deferential manner. • DEFERENTIAL adv. showing or expressing deference. |
| DEFERENTS | • deferents n. Plural of deferent. • DEFERENT n. an imaginary circle around the earth. |
| PREFERENTIAL | • preferential adj. Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference. • preferential adj. Of or relating to a voting system in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their… • PREFERENTIAL adj. showing preference. |
| PREFERENTIALISM | • PREFERENTIALISM n. favouring a preferential tariff. |
| PREFERENTIALIST | • PREFERENTIALIST n. a supporter of preferentialism. |
| PREFERENTIALITY | • preferentiality n. The condition of being preferential. • PREFERENTIALITY n. the state of being preferential. |
| PREFERENTIALLY | • preferentially adv. In a preferential manner. • preferentially adv. Advantageously. • PREFERENTIAL adv. showing preference. |
| REFERENT | • referent n. (Semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes. • referent n. That which is referenced. • REFERENT n. something referred to. |
| REFERENTIAL | • referential adj. Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other. • referential adj. (Linguistics) Of or relating to a referent. • referential adj. Of or relating to reference or allusion. |
| REFERENTIALITY | • referentiality n. The condition of being referential. • REFERENTIALITY n. the state of being referential. |
| REFERENTIALLY | • referentially adv. In a referential way. • REFERENTIAL adv. of, containing, or constituting a reference. |
| REFERENTS | • referents n. Plural of referent. • REFERENT n. something referred to. |