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referential
adjective(ref-er-en-tial)
of, containing, or constituting a reference; especially : pointing to or involving a referent
referential
noun(ref-er-en-tial)
the act or an instance of referring or alluding to oneself or itself; specifically : reference or allusion by a literary or artistic work to the mental attitudes and creative processes that brought it into existence

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