Frege's puzzle

proper noun

Any of a number of puzzles about the semantics of proper names or indexicals.

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Meanings

proper nounFrege's puzzle (plural Frege's puzzles)

plural Frege's puzzles

  1. Any of a number of puzzles about the semantics of proper names or indexicals.

Origin

After Gottlob Frege (1848–1925).

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APA

Frege's puzzle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frege's%20puzzle

MLA

“Frege's puzzle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frege's%20puzzle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Frege's puzzle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frege's%20puzzle.

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