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reference
('r/E/f/@/r/@/ns
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noun (n)
- a remark that calls attention to something or someone(noun.communication)Example:
The speaker made several references to his wife.
source: wordnet30 - an indicator that orients you generally(noun.communication)Example:
It is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved.
source: wordnet30 - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts(noun.communication)Example:
He contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic.
source: wordnet30 - a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability(noun.communication)Example:
Requests for character references are all too often answered evasively.
source: wordnet30 - the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- the act of referring or consulting(noun.act)Example:
Reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer.
source: wordnet30 - a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to(noun.communication)Example:
He carried an armful of references back to his desk.
source: wordnet30 - (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to(noun.cognition)Example:
He argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes.
source: wordnet30 - The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.(noun)source: webster1913