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Definition of Referents
1. referent [n] - See also: referent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Referents
Literary usage of Referents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Cadmium levels were higher in exposed workers than in referents; ... The 19
referents who never smoked had lower mean organ cadmium burdens than the other ..."
2. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"To examine the impact of litigation, subjects and referents were divided into
three groups, each related to the area where they lived. ..."
3. Transportation Acronym Guide edited by Kathleen Bradley, Sarah Maccalous (1999)
"Acronyms identified with similar referents are followed by multiple designators.
Multiple designators inform the user that these acronyms were found in ..."
4. Gulf War And Health by Carolyn Fulco, Institute of Medicine (2005)
"It is not clear whether SES was used in the analysis, considering that referents
were somewhat more likely to be of higher SES (25% of referents vs 19% of ..."
5. Dilemmas of Independence: Ukraine After Totalitarianism by Alexander J. Motyl (1993)
"Terms, concepts, and referents were something upon which most people at most
times could agree. After glasnost, however, the terms and the concepts were ..."