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deictic

DEFINITIONS OF: deictic

1

n a word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs

Synonyms:
deictic word
Type of:
word
a unit of language that native speakers can identify

adj relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use

“deictic pronouns”
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