absent referents

A form of absent referent — The condition of a sign which has an empty, absent, non-existent, paradoxical, hypothetical, supernatural, or undefined referent, such as nothing, null, vacuum, or void.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of absent referent
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“absent referents.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absent%20referents. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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

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