reference

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic, countable, literary, uncountable) A relationship or relation (to something).
2. (countable, uncountable) A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
3. (countable, uncountable) Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
4. (Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable) A person who provides this information; a referee.
5. (attributive, countable, often, uncountable) A reference work.
6. (countable, uncountable) The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
7. (countable, uncountable) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
8. (countable, literary, uncountable) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
9. (countable, literary, uncountable) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
10. (countable, uncountable) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
11. (countable, uncountable) A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.
12. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Appeal.

Verb

1. To provide a list of references for (a text).
2. To cite, to use as a reference.
3. (proscribed, sometimes) To mention, to refer to.
4. To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.

Synonyms

mention

allusion

citation

quotation

testimonial

consultation

cite

character

relation

denotation

recommendation

source

acknowledgment

information

certificate

relationship

mark

address

reference point

inquiry

connection

character reference

refer

credit

point of reference

certification

refer to

regard

capacity

authority

reference work

reference book

bibliography

references

referral

sign

proof

competence

compare

instance

frame of reference

index

quote

description

deposition

concern

discussion

standard

evidence

base

Translations

référence

referencia

referência

riferimento

Referenz

αναφορά

Verweis

referentie

mención

referenza

verwijzing

referans

Bezug

Hinweis

referència

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns/

Etymology

From Middle French référence, from Medieval Latin referentia, nominative neuter plural of referēns, present participle of referō (“return, reply”, literally “carry back”). Morphologically refer + -ence.

Sentences

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