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Referent vs Referend - What's the difference?

referent | referend |

As nouns the difference between referent and referend

is that referent is referee (person who gives a reference) while referend is referent; something referred to.

referent

English

(wikipedia referent)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.
  • That which is referenced.

    • Derived terms

    * absent referent

    Related terms

    * refer * reference

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    referend

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • referent; something referred to