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Etymology

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From non- +‎ referential.

Adjective

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nonreferential (comparative more nonreferential, superlative most nonreferential)

  1. Not referential in character or style
    • 2007 September 16, Horacio Silva, “Star ’90s”, in New York Times[1]:
      In an ironic turn, the stubbornly nonreferential Lang was a dominant reference at the fall shows [] .

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