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Definition of Deictic
1. Noun. 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. "Words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message"
2. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use. "Deictic pronouns"
Definition of Deictic
1. a. Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative.
Definition of Deictic
1. a word or phrase that specifies identity or location [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deictic
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