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reference

noun

1 reference

A remark that calls attention to something or someone:
— The speaker made several references to his wife.

synonym: mention.

Roget 22: prototype, original, model, pattern, precedent, standard, ideal, reference, scantling, type; archetype, antitype; protoplast, module, ... show more

Roget 9: relation, bearing, reference, connection, concern, cognation; correlation etc. 12; analogy; similarity etc. 17; affinity, ... show more

Polish: odniesienie

2 reference

A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.

synonyms: acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation.

Roget 467: evidence; facts, premises, data, praecognita [Lat.], grounds.    indication etc. 550; criterion etc. (test) 463.    testimony, ... show more

Dutch: vermelding

3 reference

An indicator that orients you generally:
— It is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved.

synonyms: point of reference, reference point.

Dutch: herkenningspunt, oriëntatiepunt, oriënteringspunt, referentiepunt, richtpunt
Polish: punkt odniesienia

4 reference

A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts:
— He contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic.

synonyms: book of facts, reference book, reference work.

Dutch: naslagwerk

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.

synonyms: character, character reference.

Polish: referencje

6 reference

The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to.

synonyms: denotation, extension.

Dutch: beschrijving, betekenis, aanduiding, denotatie

7 reference

The act of referring or consulting:
— Reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer.

synonym: consultation.

Roget 695: advice, counsel, adhortation; word to the wise; suggestion, submonition, recommendation, advocacy; advisement.    exhortation etc. (persuasion) 615; ... show more

Dutch: samenspraak, consult, consultatie, referentie, referte, verwijzing

8 reference

A publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to:
— He carried an armful of references back to his desk.

synonym: source.

9 reference

computer science The code that identifies where a piece of information is stored.

synonyms: address, computer address.

Roget 550: indication; symbolism, symbolization; semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics; Zeitgeist.    [means of recognition: property] characteristic, diagnostic; lineament, feature, ... show more

Polish: adres internetowy, adres

10 reference

The relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to.

verb

1 reference

Refer to:
— He referenced his colleagues' work.

synonym: cite.


Moby thesaurus: acknowledgment, advocacy, advocating, advocation, affective meaning, allusion, angle, appeal to, applicability, application, appositeness, aspect, bearing, by-line, case, certificate of character, certification, character, character reference, citation ... show more.

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