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Webster 1913 Edition
Reference
1.
The act of referring, or the state of being referred;
as,
. reference
to a chart for guidance2.
That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention;
as, a
. reference
in a text-book3.
Relation; regard; respect.
Something that hath a
reference
to my state. Shakespeare
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Reference
REF'ERENCE
, n.1.
A sending, dismission or direction to another for information.2.
Relation; respect; view towards.The christian religion commands sobriety, temperance and moderation, in reference to our appetites and passions.
3.
Allusion to. In his observations he had no reference to the case which has been stated.4.
In law, the process of assigning a cause depending in court, for a hearing and decision, to persons appointed by the court.Definition 2024
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English
Noun
reference (plural references)
- (literary or archaic) A relationship or relation (to something).
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, III.1.3:
- [A]ll these are far more eminent and great, when they shall proceed from a sanctified spirit, that hath a true touch of religion and a reference to God.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, III.1.3:
- A measurement one can compare to.
- Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted
- A reference work.
- (semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
- (academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
- (academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
- (programming) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
- (programming, character entity) A special sequence used to represent complex characters in a web page such as ™ or €.
- (obsolete) Appeal.
- Shakespeare
- Make your full reference.
- Shakespeare
Hyponyms
Hyponyms of reference
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Translations
literary: relationship
measurement one can compare to
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information about a person
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reference work — see reference work
semantics: relation between objects
academic writing: identification of a source
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academic writing: source
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programming: object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere
programming: special sequence used to represent complex characters
See also
Verb
reference (third-person singular simple present references, present participle referencing, simple past and past participle referenced)
Usage notes
- Some authorities object to the use of reference as a verb, preferring "refer to" or "cite".
Antonyms
Translations
to refer to
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to mention
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