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Definition of Reference
1. Noun. A remark that calls attention to something or someone. "The speaker made several references to his wife"
Exact synonyms: Mention
Generic synonyms: Comment, Input, Remark
Specialized synonyms: Allusion, Retrospection, Name-dropping
Derivative terms: Mention, Mention, Refer
Generic synonyms: Comment, Input, Remark
Specialized synonyms: Allusion, Retrospection, Name-dropping
Derivative terms: Mention, Mention, Refer
2. Verb. Refer to. "Did he reference his major works over a short period of time?"; "He referenced his colleagues' work"
Exact synonyms: Cite
Category relationships: Authorship, Composition, Penning, Writing
Generic synonyms: Compose, Indite, Pen, Write
Derivative terms: Citation, Citation, Citation
Category relationships: Authorship, Composition, Penning, Writing
Generic synonyms: Compose, Indite, Pen, Write
Derivative terms: Citation, Citation, Citation
3. Noun. A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage. "The article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
Exact synonyms: Acknowledgment, Citation, Cite, Credit, Mention, Quotation
Generic synonyms: Annotation, Notation, Note
Specialized synonyms: Photo Credit, Cross-index, Cross-reference
Derivative terms: Acknowledge, Cite, Cite, Cite, Cite, Credit, Mention
Generic synonyms: Annotation, Notation, Note
Specialized synonyms: Photo Credit, Cross-index, Cross-reference
Derivative terms: Acknowledge, Cite, Cite, Cite, Cite, Credit, Mention
4. Noun. An indicator that orients you generally. "It is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"
Exact synonyms: Point Of Reference, Reference Point
Specialized synonyms: Bench Mark, Benchmark, Landmark, Lubber Line, Lubber's Line, Lubber's Mark, Lubber's Point, Mark, Target, White Line, Buoy
Generic synonyms: Indicator
Specialized synonyms: Bench Mark, Benchmark, Landmark, Lubber Line, Lubber's Line, Lubber's Mark, Lubber's Point, Mark, Target, White Line, Buoy
Generic synonyms: Indicator
5. Noun. A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts. "He contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
Exact synonyms: Book Of Facts, Reference Book, Reference Work
Generic synonyms: Book
Specialized synonyms: Cookbook, Cookery Book, Instruction Book, Source Book, Wordbook, Enchiridion, Handbook, Vade Mecum, Directory, Annual, Yearbook, Yearly, Atlas, Book Of Maps, Map Collection, Cyclopaedia, Cyclopedia, Encyclopaedia, Encyclopedia
Derivative terms: Refer
Generic synonyms: Book
Specialized synonyms: Cookbook, Cookery Book, Instruction Book, Source Book, Wordbook, Enchiridion, Handbook, Vade Mecum, Directory, Annual, Yearbook, Yearly, Atlas, Book Of Maps, Map Collection, Cyclopaedia, Cyclopedia, Encyclopaedia, Encyclopedia
Derivative terms: Refer
6. Noun. 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"
Exact synonyms: Character, Character Reference
Generic synonyms: Good Word, Recommendation, Testimonial
Derivative terms: Characterise
Generic synonyms: Good Word, Recommendation, Testimonial
Derivative terms: Characterise
7. Noun. 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"
Exact synonyms: Denotation, Extension
Generic synonyms: Meaning, Substance
Derivative terms: Denote, Extensional, Refer, Refer, Referent
Generic synonyms: Meaning, Substance
Derivative terms: Denote, Extensional, Refer, Refer, Referent
8. Noun. The act of referring or consulting. "Reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"
9. Noun. A publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to. "He spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"
10. Noun. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored.
Exact synonyms: Address, Computer Address
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Generic synonyms: Code, Computer Code
Specialized synonyms: Argument, Parameter, Uniform Resource Locator, Universal Resource Locator, Url
Derivative terms: Address
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Generic synonyms: Code, Computer Code
Specialized synonyms: Argument, Parameter, Uniform Resource Locator, Universal Resource Locator, Url
Derivative terms: Address
11. Noun. 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"
Definition of Reference
1. n. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
Definition of Reference
1. [v -ENCED, -ENCING, -ENCES]
Medical Definition of Reference
1. The act of referring or consulting, something that refers to something else. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reference
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