reference
— Noun
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~ 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"
reference
— Noun
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~ (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
reference
— Noun
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~ 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"
reference grid
— Noun
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~ a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a map
reference book
— Noun
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~ a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
reference
— Noun
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~ 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"
reference
— Noun
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~ 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"
reference
— Noun
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~ the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"
reference
— Noun
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~ a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
reference
— Verb
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~ refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"
referenced
— Adjective
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~ supported with written references or citations; "a carefully referenced biography"