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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INDEXICAL

a.Having the form of an index; pertaining to an index.

INDEXICALLY

adv. In the manner of an index.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INDEXICAL

INDEXICAL In *dex "ic *al, a.

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.

INDEXICALLY

INDEXICALLY In *dex "ic *al *ly, adv.

Defn: In the manner of an index.

New American Oxford Dictionary

indexical

in dex i cal |inˈdeksikəl ɪnˈdɛksəkəl |Linguistics ▶adjective another term for deictic. ▶noun an indexical word or expression. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: coined in this sense by the American philosopher C. S. Peirce.

Oxford Dictionary

indexical

indexical |ɪnˈdɛksɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective & noun Linguistics another term for deictic. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: coined in this sense by the American philosopher C. S. Peirce.