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Definition of deictic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deictic

adjective
 
/ˈdaɪktɪk/,
 
/ˈdeɪktɪk/
 
/ˈdaɪktɪk/,
 
/ˈdeɪktɪk/
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  1. relating to a word or an expression whose meaning depends on who says it, where they are, who they are talking to, etc., for example you, me, here, next week
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Greek deiktikos, deiktos ‘capable of proof’, from deiknunai ‘to show’.
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