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reference (n.)

a remark that calls attention to something or someone;

the speaker made several references to his wife

Synonyms: mention

reference (n.)

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage;

Synonyms: citation / cite / acknowledgment / credit / mention / quotation

reference (n.)

an indicator that orients you generally;

it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved

Synonyms: reference point / point of reference

reference (n.)

a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts;

he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic

Synonyms: reference book / reference work / book of facts

reference (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 too often answered evasively

Synonyms: character / character reference

reference (n.)

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

Synonyms: denotation / extension

reference (n.)

the act of referring or consulting;

reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer

Synonyms: consultation

reference (n.)

a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to;

he carried an armful of references back to his desk

Synonyms: source

reference (n.)

(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored;

Synonyms: address / computer address

reference (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

reference (v.)

refer to;

he referenced his colleagues' work

Synonyms: cite

From wordnet.princeton.edu

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