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"requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"nouna formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
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"he carried an armful of references back to his desk"nouna publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
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"reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"nounthe act of referring or consulting
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nouna short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passagetype of:
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nounthe most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
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"the speaker made several references to his wife"nouna remark that calls attention to something or someone
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noun(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
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"he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"nouna book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
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"he referenced his colleagues' work"verbrefer to
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"it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"nounan indicator that orients you generally
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"he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"nounthe relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
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book write mark action address mention code meaning character credit note target source pen argument comment refer annual substance extension recommendation input compose remark publication yearbook atlas directory buoy consultation encyclopedia landmark quotation indicator yearly handbook cite cookbook citation parameter testimonial allusion notation acknowledgment url encyclopaedia referential referent benchmark annotation cyclopedia indite character reference good word cross-index photo credit cross-reference denotation retrospection name-dropping computer address computer code uniform resource locator universal resource locator book of facts reference book reference work wordbook book of maps vade mecum cookery book cyclopaedia enchiridion instruction book map collection source book point of reference reference point lubber line bench mark lubber's line white line lubber's mark lubber's point