referent

/หˆษนษ›f(ษ™)ษนษ™nt/

IPA: /R EH1 F ER0 AH0 N T/

noun
  1. 1

    The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.

  2. 2

    That which is referenced.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/referent