Dictionary Entry
deictic
deictic is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative.
- 2noun
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- R.Rommetveit
"words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message"
- 3adjective
relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use
"deictic pronouns"
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