Coreferent (Adjective)
Meaning
Related by sharing a symbolic link to a concrete object or an abstraction; "two expressions are coreferent if they denote the same object or individual".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The names "Cleopatra" and "the Queen of the Nile" are coreferent in historical contexts as they refer to the same individual.
- The pronouns "he" and "John" are coreferent in the sentence because they both refer to the same person.
- The words "house" and "home" can be coreferent depending on the context in which they are used, but not always.
- The two phrases "the tallest person in the room" and "John" are coreferent in the sentence because they refer to the same individual.
- In a certain culture, the names "Mother Earth" and "the goddess of nature" can be coreferent, symbolizing the same entity or abstraction.