deictic word

1. 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”

   Synonymsdeictic

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Questions about deictic word

What does deictic word mean?

deictic word means "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".

What is another word for deictic word?

Close synonyms include deictic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.