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indexical definition

in·dexi·cal (in dek′si kəl)

noun

a word or expression whose reference may vary from speaker to speaker: some indexicals are “I,” “this,” “now,” and “here”

adjective

of, having to do with, or serving as an indexical

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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