| a. | 1. | (Logic) Direct; proving directly; - applied to reasoning, and opposed to |
| 2. | (Grammar) showing or pointing to directly; pertaining to deixis; - used to designate words that specify identity, location, or time from the perspective of one of the participants in a discourse, using the surrounding context as reference; |
| Noun | 1. | deictic - a word specifying identity or spacial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs; "words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message"- R.Rommetveit Synonyms: deictic word |
| Adj. | 1. | deictic - relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use; "deictic pronouns" |
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