| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| deixis |
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| SYLLABICATION: | deix·is |
| PRONUNCIATION: | d k s s |
| NOUN: | The function of a deictic word in specifying its referent in a given context. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek, display, demonstrative reference, from deiknunai, to show. See deik- in Appendix I.
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