(of more than one linguistic expression) designating the same individual or class
coreferential in American English
(ˌkourefərˈenʃəl)
adjective
Linguistics(of two words or phrases)
having reference to the same person or thing
Also: co-referential
Derived forms
coreferentiality
noun
Word origin
[co- + referential]co- is a prefix meaning “with,” “together,” “in association,” sometimes with the derivedsense “auxiliary, subsidiary” (coenzyme; copilot), and, in mathematics and astronomy, with the sense “complement” (codeclination)