coreference
noun/koʊˈrɛfərəns/
Frequency rank: #20,000 most common English word
Meaning
a relationship between two or more expressions that refer to the same person or thing.
Example sentence
The linguist explained that 'he' and 'John' are in coreference because they refer to the same person.
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