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Deictic Common

Deictic has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message"

2

Such a word (such as I or here).

Adjective
1

relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use

"deictic pronouns"

2

Of or pertaining to deixis; to a word whose meaning is dependent on context.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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Rhyming Words
tic otic etic ictic mutic lotic attic ontic istic vatic octic latic metic artic ustic matic votic retic optic nitic
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