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Referent vs Referment - What's the difference?

referent | referment |

As nouns the difference between referent and referment

is that referent is referee (person who gives a reference) while referment is the act of referring; reference.

As a verb referment is

to ferment again.

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

    * * ----

    referment

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

  • To ferment again
    • Related terms
    * refermentation

    Etymology 2

    Noun

  • The act of referring; reference.
    • (Laud)

    Anagrams

    * ----