DEICTIC - Definition

Pronunciation:		'dIktik
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a word specifying identity or spacial 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"- R.Rommetveit [adj] relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use; "deictic pronouns"

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	Synonyms:	deictic word

	See Also:	word

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Deic"tic\, a. [Gr. deiktiko`s serving to show or point out, fr. deikny`nai to show.] (Logic) Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and opposed to {elenchtic} or refutative.