DEICTIC


Meaning of DEICTIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' d ī k-tik also ' d ā k-

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek deiktikos able to show, from deiktos, verbal of deiknynai to show ― more at DICTION

Date: 1876

: showing or pointing out directly <the words this, that, and those have a deictic function>

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