coreferentialadj.
/ˌkəʊrɛfəˈrɛnʃl/, U.S. /ˌkoʊrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl/ Linguistics.
Of a word or expression: having the same referent as another; denoting the same person or thing as another. Frequently with with.
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1953 Jrnl. Philos. 50 377 Two expressions are co-referential if..there is an entity which each either designates or describes.
1977 J. M. Anderson On Case Gram. iii. 229 He..can be coreferential with either Harry or Max.
1990 J. A. Fodor in G. Boolos Meaning & Method 65 The expressions ‘Jocasta’ and ‘Oedipus' Mother’ are coreferential.
1991 Amer. Speech 66 248 They cite examples of similar anaphoric uses, where like that is coreferential with an antecedent NP rather than a process.
2002 M. Hickmann Children's Disc. ii. 40 In the utterance John said, ‘I saw you there yesterday,’ John and I are coreferential.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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