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Meaning of 'deictic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deictic [ a.]
- Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative.

Meaning of 'deictic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deictic [ n]
Meaning (1):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message
2 . deictic [ a]
Meaning (2):
- relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use
Example in sentence:
  • deictic pronouns

Nearby Words:

deicide deictically deific deifical deification deified deifier deiform deiformity deify

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