The thing, person, concept to which a word / phrase/ text etc. refers: the thing 'out there' as opposed to the language used to refer to it. register: The way language is used in a given social setting: e.g. informal register.
the noun for which a pronoun stands.
The thing, object or idea that a symbol (e.g., a word, phrase or sign) stands for or refers to.
something referred to; the object of a reference
something that refers; a term that refers to another term
a mental representation of something in the objective reality, and should not to be confused with the objective reality
a noun or noun phrase that occurred earlier in the text and is subsequently referred to using words such as it or this
a word or phrase that refers to something else (an antecedent)
Synonym for object or signified. See also: denotation.
A semantic element to which other nouns or noun phrases are associated is said to be the referent. Example:“ John went to bed. He awoke early.