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referente

contact person, reference point

noun reh-feh-REN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Referente is a gender-common noun (il referente / la referente) used widely in Italian bureaucratic and corporate language for the designated point of contact or liaison. It is slightly more formal than contatto and implies an official or assigned role. The seed left gender blank; in practice it agrees with the person — masculine referente or feminine referente (same form).

Examples

"Il referente del progetto risponderà alle vostre domande."

Natural Translation

The project contact person will answer your questions.

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