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Webster 1913 Edition


Deictic

Deic′tic

(dīk′tĭk)
,
Adj.
[Gr.
δεικτικόσ
serving to show or point out, fr.
δεικνύναι
to show.]
1.
(Logic)
Direct; proving directly; – applied to reasoning, and opposed to
elenchtic
or refutative.

Definition 2024


deictic

deictic

English

Adjective

deictic (comparative more deictic, superlative most deictic)

  1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to deixis; to a word whose meaning is dependent on context.
  2. Directly pointing out; specifying.

Translations

Noun

deictic (plural deictics)

  1. (grammar) Such a word (such as I or here).

Hyponyms

See also

  • Category:English pro-forms