English

Noun

designatum ‎(plural designata)

1. (semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
   • 2007, Ilhan Inan, "Rigid general terms and essential predicates," Philosophical Studies, vol. 140, no. 2, p. 225:

     I am inclined to hold that if there is a plurality of objects that fall under the designatum of a term, then that should be sufficient (though not necessary) to conclude that that is a general term, even when it has a singular occurrence in a sentence.

Synonyms

• referent

References

• designatum at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• magnitudes

Latin

Participle

dēsignātum

1. nominative neuter singular of dēsignātus
2. accusative masculine singular of dēsignātus
3. accusative neuter singular of dēsignātus
4. vocative neuter singular of dēsignātus