coreference
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co•ref•er•ence
(koʊˈrɛf ər əns, -ˈrɛf rəns)n.
a relationship between two words or phrases in which both refer to the same person or thing and one is a linguistic antecedent of the other, as the two pronouns in She taught herself.
[1965–70]
co`ref•er•en′tial (-ərˈɛn ʃəl) adj.
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| Noun | 1. | coreference - the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar reflexiveness, reflexivity - the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent |
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