/ Dictionary / Index C coreference: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: co•ref•er•ence Pronunciation: (kō-ref'ur-uns, -ref'runs), [key] — n. Ling. a relationship between two words or phrases in which both refer to the same person or thing and one stands as a linguistic antecedent of the other, as the two pronouns in She taught herself but not in She taught her. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: coreference (Thesaurus) core drawing coreferential Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language