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# AttributeScopes.FoundationAttributes.ReferentConceptAttribute

An attribute that specifies a grammatical agreement concept for substituting pronouns in localized text.

```
@frozen enum ReferentConceptAttribute
```

## Overview

Use the [`referentConcept`](/documentation/Foundation/AttributeScopes/FoundationAttributes/referentConcept) formatting attribute for cases where you need to refer to a person using their preferred pronoun in a string.

For an example of how to use a `referentConcept`, see [`TermOfAddress`](/documentation/Foundation/TermOfAddress).

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`DecodableAttributedStringKey`](/documentation/Foundation/DecodableAttributedStringKey)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`AttributedStringKey`](/documentation/Foundation/AttributedStringKey)

[`EncodableAttributedStringKey`](/documentation/Foundation/EncodableAttributedStringKey)

[`MarkdownDecodableAttributedStringKey`](/documentation/Foundation/MarkdownDecodableAttributedStringKey)

[`Copyable`](/documentation/Swift/Copyable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

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