Indexical Definition
ĭn-dĕksĭ-kəl
adjective
Of, having to do with, or serving as an indexical.
Webster's New World
Of or having the function of an index.
American Heritage
Deictic.
American Heritage
(linguistics, philosophy) Having the character of pointing to, or indicating, a particular state of affairs.
Wiktionary
noun
A deictic word or element.
American Heritage
A word or expression whose reference may vary from speaker to speaker.
Webster's New World
(linguistics, philosophy) An indexical statement.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Indexical
Noun
Singular:
indexicalPlural:
indexicalsOrigin of Indexical
-
index + -ical
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