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Reference Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Reference?
[n] the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"
[n] 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" [n] 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" [n] a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" [n] 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 to often answered evasively" [n] 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" [n] 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" [n] an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" [n] 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" [v] refer to Synonyms | Synonyms for Reference: acknowledgment | book of facts | character | character reference | citation | cite | consultation | credit | denotation | extension | mention | point of reference | quotation | reference book | reference point | reference work | source Related Terms | Find terms related to Reference: See Also | action | allusion | annotation | annual | atlas | bench mark | benchmark | book | book of maps | buoy | comment | compose | cookbook | cookery book | criterion | cross-index | cross-reference | cyclopaedia | cyclopedia | directory | enchiridion | encyclopaedia | encyclopedia | good word | handbook | indicator | indite | instruction book | landmark | lubber line | lubber's line | lubber's mark | lubber's point | map collection | mark | meaning | measure | name-dropping | notation | note | pen | photo credit | publication | recommendation | remark | retrospection | source book | standard | substance | target | testimonial | touchstone | vade mecum | white line | wordbook | write | yearbook Reference In Webster's Dictionary \Ref"er*ence\ (r?f"?r-ens), n. [See {Refer}.]
1. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as,
reference to a chart for quidance.
2. That which refers to something; a specific direction of
the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
3. Relation; regard; respect.
Something that hath a reference to my state. --Shak.
4. One who, or that which, is referred to. Specifically;
(a) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity,
capacity, and the like, of another.
(b) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is
referred.
5. (Law)
(a) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the
judgment of one or more persons for decision.
(b) (Equity) The process of sending any matter, for
inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in
order that he may ascertain facts and report to the
court.
6. Appeal. [R.] ``Make your full reference.'' --Shak.
{Reference Bible}, a Bible in which brief explanations, and
references to parallel passages, are printed in the margin
of the text.
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