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a remark that calls attention to something or someone
the speaker made several references to his wife
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a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
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an indicator that orients you generally
it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved
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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
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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
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the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
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the act of referring or consulting
reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer
8.
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
he carried an armful of references back to his desk
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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' - used as a verb
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refer to
he referenced his colleagues' work
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derived forms
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1. Reference / Plural
references
2. Reference / Past
referenced
3. Reference / Third Person
references
4. Reference / Present Participle
referencing
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