designatum
noun
des·ig·na·tum
ˌdezigˈnātəm
plural designata
-tə
: something that is referred to by a word, sign, or linguistic expression whether actually existing or not : the class of objects referred to by a sign, including the null class
—contrasted with denotatum
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