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reference

/ reference /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of referring or consulting
"reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"
Type of:
action
Derived:
consult refer look up
noun Sense 2
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
"he carried an armful of references back to his desk"
"he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"
Type of:
publication
Derived:
source cite consult refer look up
verb Sense 3
refer to
"he referenced his colleagues'' work"
Type of:
write compose pen
Derived:
citation quotation quote acknowledgment credit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
writing authorship composition
noun Sense 4
the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
"he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"
Type of:
meaning substance
Derived:
denote refer
noun Sense 5
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
"the extension of `satellite of Mars'' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"
Type of:
meaning substance
Derived:
denote refer pertain relate concern
noun Sense 6
a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
"he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
Type of:
book
Kinds of:
cookbook cookery book instruction book source book wordbook
Derived:
consult refer look up
noun Sense 7
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person''s qualifications and dependability
"requests for character references are all to often answered evasively"
Type of:
recommendation testimonial good word
Derived:
qualify characterize characterise
noun Sense 8
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
"she made frequent mention of her promotion"
"there was no mention of it"
"the speaker made several references to his wife"
Type of:
remark comment
Kinds of:
allusion retrospection name-dropping
Derived:
mention advert bring up cite name
noun Sense 9
an indicator that orients you generally
"it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"
Type of:
indicator
Kinds of:
benchmark bench mark landmark lubber's line lubber line
noun Sense 10
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
"the student''s essay failed to list several important citations"
"the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"
"the article includes mention of similar clinical"
Type of:
note annotation notation
Kinds of:
photo credit cross-reference cross-index
Derived:
mention advert bring up cite name
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
71
Times Searched
1
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action publication write compose pen meaning substance book cookbook cookery book instruction book source book