Reference (Noun)
Meaning 1
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 too often answered evasively".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 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".
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Meaning 3
An indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved".
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Meaning 4
A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- Atlas
- Directory
- Vade Mecum
- Annual
- Map Collection
- Wordbook
- Handbook
- Instruction Book
- Yearbook
- Source Book
- Cookbook
- Encyclopedia
- Cyclopaedia
- Encyclopaedia
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Meaning 5
(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored.
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Meaning 6
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".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The research paper included several references to the work of previous scientists in the field.
- During the trial, the prosecutor made numerous references to the defendant's troubled past.
- The comedian made a subtle reference to the politician's scandal, but the audience caught the joke.
- The speaker was known for her quick wit and clever references to pop culture phenomena.
- Throughout the speech, the mayor made frequent references to the city's history and heritage.
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Meaning 7
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 cases".
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Meaning 8
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".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 9
The act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer".
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Meaning 10
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".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.