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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

deixis

/(dīk"sĭs)/ · IPA /ˈdaɪksɪs/
01 n. the function or operation of a deictic word; the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of spee…
  1. 1.
    the function or operation of a deictic word; the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs.(Grammar)