Definition of Coreferential

1. Adjective. Relating to coreference.

Exact synonyms: Co-referent
Partainyms: Coreference
Derivative terms: Coreference

Definition of Coreferential

1. Adjective. (context: of multiple terms) That refers to, or reference the same thing ¹

2. Adjective. (grammar) Of or pertaining to coreference ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coreferential

coreceptors
corecipient
corecipients
corecognition
corectopia
corecursion
corecursive
corecursively enumerable
cored
coredeem
coredeemed
coredeeming
coredeems
coreference
coreferences
coreferential (current term)
coregency
coregent
coregents
coregistered
coregulate
coregulated
coregulation
coregulator
coregulators
corehole
coreholes
coreid
coreid bug
coreign

Literary usage of Coreferential

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"And the nouns are coreferential—they both stand for Leonard Davis, the new congressman, in the extralinguistic world. Appositives that do not meet all three ..."

2. The Denotation of Generic Terms in Ancient Indian Philosophy: Grammar, Nyaya by Peter M. Scharf (1996)
"The words are coreferential. Cognition of the quality white and the substance in which it resides arises from the word ..."

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