referentially
In pointing manner
Referentially describes how something relates to or points toward something else.
In language, a word used referentially picks out a specific thing in the world: When she said "the president," she was speaking referentially about Biden.
The term appears in philosophy, linguistics, and programming, where expressions may refer to objects, concepts, or memory locations.
Word's explicit dictionary meaning
- significationExpressed or intended meaning
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- anaphoraRepeated opening words
- demonstrativeOpenly showing emotions
pronoun · antecedent · designation · pointing · indication · naming · identification · specification
Mention of a source
- bibliographyList of cited works
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- endnoteBack-of-book citation
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
source · attribution · documentation · peer-reviewed · thesis · dissertation · journal · publication
Connections between written works
- homageExpression of deep respect
- echoReflected sound wave
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- nodBrief head tilt
evocation · suggestion · hint · implication · indirect · oblique · symbolic · metaphorical
denotation
Word's explicit dictionary meaning
- significationExpressed or intended meaning
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- anaphoraRepeated opening words
demonstrative · pronoun · antecedent · designation · pointing · indication · naming · identification · specification · definiteness
citation
Mention of a source
- bibliographyList of cited works
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- endnoteBack-of-book citation
annotation · source · attribution · documentation · peer-reviewed · thesis · dissertation · journal · publication · research
intertextuality
Connections between written works
nod · evocation · suggestion · hint · implication · indirect · oblique · symbolic · metaphorical · figurative
referentiallyconnotatively
With implied overtones
expressively · emotively · pragmatically · evocatively · performatively
referentiallyfiguratively
In non-literal terms
metaphorically · symbolically · allegorically · abstractly · obliquely