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ref·er·ence  (rfr-ns, rfrns)

n.

1. An act of referring: filed away the article for future reference.

2.

a. Significance in a specified context: Her speeches have special reference to environmental policy.

b. Meaning or denotation.

3. The state of being related or referred: with reference to; in reference to.

4. A mention of an occurrence or situation: made frequent references to her promotion.

5.

a. A note in a publication referring the reader to another passage or source.

b. The passage or source so referred to.

c. A work frequently used as a source.

d. A mark or footnote used to direct a reader elsewhere for additional information.

6. Law

a. Submission of a case to a referee.

b. Legal actions conducted before or by a referee.

7.

a. A person who is in a position to recommend another or to vouch for his or her fitness, as for a job.

b. A statement about a person's qualifications, character, and dependability.

tr.v. ref·er·enced, ref·er·enc·ing, ref·er·ences

1. To supply references to: "Our memories are addressed and referenced . . . by significant fragments of their own content" (Frederick Turner).

2. To mention in a reference; refer to: He referenced her book in his speech. See Usage Note at allude.

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refer·enc·er n.

refer·ential (--rnshl) adj.

refer·ential·ly adv.

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reference

Noun

1. the act of referring

2. a mention: this book contains several references to the Civil War

3. direction to a passage elsewhere in a book or to another book

4. a book or passage referred to

5. a written testimonial regarding one's character or capabilities

6. a person referred to for such a testimonial

7. relation or restriction, esp. to or by membership of a specific group: without reference to sex or age

8. with reference to concerning

Adjective

containing information or facts: reference books

referential adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reference - 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" mention comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" allusion - passing reference or indirect mention retrospection - reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections" name-dropping - the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener; "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"
	2.	reference - 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" cite, quotation, mention, acknowledgment, citation, credit annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" photo credit - a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph cross-index, cross-reference - a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
	3.	reference - an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" point of reference, reference point bench mark, benchmark - a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point landmark - a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land lubber line, lubber's line, lubber's mark, lubber's point - a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading target, mark - a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark" white line - a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes indicator - a signal for attracting attention buoy - bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
	4.	reference - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" book of facts, reference book, reference work book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" cookbook, cookery book - a book of recipes and cooking directions instruction book - a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment source book - a collection of historically important documents published together as a book wordbook - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings) enchiridion, handbook, vade mecum - a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location directory - an alphabetical list of names and addresses yearly, annual, yearbook - a reference book that is published regularly once every year book of maps, map collection, atlas - a collection of maps in book form cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia - a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
	5.	reference - 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" character reference, character good word, recommendation, testimonial - something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
	6.	reference - 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" denotation, extension meaning, substance - the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
	7.	reference - the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" consultation action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
	8.	reference - 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" source publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
	9.	reference - (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored address, computer address computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures computer code, code - (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions parameter, argument - (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program uniform resource locator, universal resource locator, URL - the address of a web page on the world wide web
	10.	reference - 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" meaning, substance - the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
Verb	1.	reference - refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work" cite authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

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reference

noun 1. allusion, note, mention, remark, quotation

noun 2. citation,

noun 3. testimonial, recommendation, credentials, endorsement, certification, good word, character reference

Translations

reference [ˈrɛfrəns] n (= mention), (in book) → referencia (= sending); remisión f (= relevance); relación f;

(for job application) (= letter); carta de recomendación;

with reference to → con referencia a;

(COMM) (in letter) → me remito a

reference [ˈrɛfrəns] n → référence f, renvoi m (= mention); allusion f, mention f;

(for job application) (= letter); références; lettre f de recommandation: (= person); répondant(e);

with reference to → en ce qui concerne;

(Comm) (in letter) → me référant à;

"please quote this reference" (Comm) → "prière de rappeler cette référence"

reference [ˈrɛfrəns] n (mention) → Hinweis m;

(in book, article) → Quellenangabe f;

(for job application, person) → Referenz f;

with reference to → mit Bezug auf +acc;

"please quote this reference" (Comm) → "bitte dieses Zeichen angeben"

reference [ˈrɛfrəns] n → riferimento (= mention); menzione f; allusione f;

(for job application) (= letter); referenza; lettera di raccomandazione: (= person); referenza;

(in book) → rimando;

with reference to → riguardo a;

(COMM) (in letter) → in or con riferimento a;

"please quote this reference" (COMM) → "si prega di far riferimento al numero di protocollo"