English dictionary
deictic
/'d/aI/kt/I/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use
ExamplesDeictic pronouns.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and opposed to <i>elenchtic</i> or refutative.
Source: webster1913
noun
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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
Synonyms deictic wordSource: WordNet 3.0