adj. Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Relating to or having reference; relating to or containing a reference or references.
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adj. referring or pointing to something
Word Usage
"The melodramatic and bloodless death of FFVII's flower girl has been lambasted for a decade in forums, webcomics, and in every arena where being cynically self-referential is cool."