indexical

== English == === Etymology === From index +‎ -ical. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === indexical (comparative more indexical, superlative most indexical) Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index. (linguistics, philosophy) Having or imparting a meaning, or signifying a referent, that changes according to context. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Collocations ==== === Noun === indexical (plural indexicals) (linguistics, philosophy) An indexical term. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Indexicality on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “indexical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Indexicals in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy