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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
Examples of reference
- "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"
- "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"
- "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"
- "the speaker made several references to his wife"
- "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
- "he referenced his colleagues' work"
- "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"
- "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"