absent referent

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What does absent referent mean?

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.

Where does absent referent come from?

absent + referent

How to pronounce absent referent

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