referent

noun

A person or thing to which a linguistic expression refers.

Referring; containing a reference; noting one of two terms which have a certain relation to each other. The referent is the term from which the relation proceeds.

noun

One who is referred to; a referee.

noun

A word which refers to another.

noun

The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.

noun

That which is referenced.

adjective

having reference

noun

something that refers; a term that refers to another term

noun

something referred to; the object of a reference

noun

the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate