referential

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Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other
Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use
{s} concerning, regarding; containing references, containing footnotes that refer readers to other sources of information
referring or pointing to something; "symbols are inherently referential"
referring or pointing to something; "symbols are inherently referential
referential integrity
The property of a relational database that enforces valid relationships between tables, such that no foreign key can contain a value that does not match a primary key in the corresponding table
non-referential perception
perception of an object without known points of reference
self-referential
That or who refers to itself or oneself; used as a stylistic device when done in literary works

Many women authors extend the sort of metafictional self-scrutiny which The Golden Notebook so extensively sustains: Eva Figes's novels, for example, often raise self-referential questioning of their own representational validity and Muriel Spark teases several of her heroines with unsettling awareness of the process of their own creation.

self-referential meaning
Meaning which relies on self-reference in the text being understood
self-referential
Referring to oneself or itself: The biographer's account of the poet's life was surprisingly self-referential
referential

    Hyphenation

    re·fer·en·tial

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () referent or reference ( = refer + -ent or -ence) +‎ -ial
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