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ref·er·ence
(rĕf′ər-əns, rĕf′rəns)n.
1. The act of referring to something: filed away the article for future reference.
2.
a. Significance for a specified matter; relation or relationship: Her speeches have special reference to environmental policy.
b. Meaning or denotation: The reference of the word "lion" is to a kind of wild cat.
3. A mention of an occurrence or situation: made frequent references to her promotion.
4.
a. A note in a publication referring the reader to another passage or source.
b. The passage or source so referred to.
c. A work frequently used as a source.
d. A mark or footnote used to direct a reader elsewhere for additional information.
5. Law
a. Submission of a case to a referee.
b. Legal proceedings conducted before or by a referee.
6.
a. A person who is in a position to recommend another or to vouch for his or her fitness, as for a job.
b. A statement about a person's qualifications, character, and dependability.
tr.v. ref·er·enced, ref·er·enc·ing, ref·er·ences
Idiom: 1. To supply (a text) with references: The author hadn't adequately referenced the third chapter, so the copyeditor suggested adding more citations. This article is thoroughly referenced with up-to-date sources.
2.
a. To cite as a reference: The monograph doesn't reference any peer-reviewed articles.
b. Usage Problem To mention or allude to: The comedian's monologue referenced many Hollywood stars.
in/with reference to
In connection with; in relation to: This letter is in reference to the invoice that accompanied the package.
ref′er·enc·er n.
ref′er·en′tial (-ə-rĕn′shəl) adj.
ref′er·en′tial·ly adv.
Usage Note: Though originally a noun, reference is often used as a transitive verb meaning "to supply (a book, article, or other work) with references." People also use the verb to mean "To cite as a reference" or simply "To mention or allude to." Though some traditionalists oppose these latter two uses of reference, the usage is most widely accepted when the context involves actual citing of sources. For instance, in our 2013 survey, fully 70 percent of the Usage Panel found The paper references several articles on global warming at least somewhat acceptable, while only 37 percent accepted the sentence During the press conference, the mayor referenced the recent floods.
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reference
(ˈrɛfərəns; ˈrɛfrəns)n
1. the act or an instance of referring
2. something referred, esp proceedings submitted to a referee in law
3. a direction of the attention to a passage elsewhere or to another book, document, etc
4. a book or passage referred to
5. a mention or allusion: this book contains several references to the Civil War.
6. (Philosophy) philosophy
a. the relation between a word, phrase, or symbol and the object or idea to which it refers
b. the object referred to by an expression. Compare sense12
7.
a. a source of information or facts
b. (as modifier): a reference book; a reference library.
8. a written testimonial regarding one's character or capabilities
9. a person referred to for such a testimonial
10.
a. (foll by to) relation or delimitation, esp to or by membership of a specific class or group; respect or regard: all people, without reference to sex or age.
b. (as modifier): a reference group.
11. point of reference a fact forming the basis of an evaluation or assessment; criterion
12. terms of reference the specific limits of responsibility that determine the activities of an investigating body, etc
vb (tr)
13. to furnish or compile a list of references for (an academic thesis, publication, etc)
14. to make a reference to; refer to: he referenced Chomsky, 1956.
prep
commerce with reference to: reference your letter of the 9th inst. Abbreviation: re
ˈreferencer n
referential adj
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ref•er•ence
(ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns)n., v. -enced, -enc•ing. n.
1. an act or instance of referring.
2. a mention; allusion.
3. something for which a name or designation stands; denotation.
4.
a. a direction of the attention, as in a book, to some other book, passage, etc.
b. the book, passage, etc., to which one is directed.
6. use or recourse for purposes of information: a library for public reference.
7. a book or other source of useful facts or information.
8.
a. a person to whom one refers for testimony as to another's character, abilities, etc.
b. a statement regarding a person's character, abilities, etc.
9. regard or connection; relation: without reference to age.
v.t. 10. to furnish with references.
11. to mention in or as a reference.
12. to arrange for easy reference.
[1580–90]
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reference
Past participle: referenced
Gerund: referencing
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| Noun | 1. |  reference - 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"comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" allusion - passing reference or indirect mention retrospection - reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections" name-dropping - the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener; "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it" |
| 2. |  reference - 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"annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" photo credit - a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph cross-index, cross-reference - a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work | |
| 3. |  reference - an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"bench mark, benchmark - a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point landmark - a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land lubber line, lubber's line, lubber's mark, lubber's point - a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading white line - a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes indicator - a signal for attracting attention buoy - bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards | |
| 4. |  reference - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" cookbook, cookery book - a book of recipes and cooking directions instruction book - a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment source book - a collection of historically important documents published together as a book wordbook - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings) enchiridion, handbook, vade mecum - a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location directory - an alphabetical list of names and addresses cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia - a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty | |
| 5. | reference - 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" good word, recommendation, testimonial - something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable | |
| 6. | reference - the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" | |
| 7. | reference - the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" | |
| 8. | reference - 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" publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution | |
| 9. |  reference - (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is storedcomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures computer code, code - (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions parameter, argument - (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program uniform resource locator, universal resource locator, URL - the address of a web page on the world wide web | |
| 10. | reference - 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" | |
| Verb | 1. | reference - refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work" authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" |
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reference
noun
1. allusion, note, comment, mention, remark, quotation, citation He summed up his philosophy, with reference to Calvin.
2. citation, note, source, credit, footnote, authority I would have found a brief list of references useful.
3. passing on, transfer, handing over, submission, turning over, committal, consignment, deliverance The claimants are seeking a reference to the European court of Justice.
4. testimonial, recommendation, credentials, endorsement, certification, good word, character reference The firm offered to give her a reference.
verb
1. refer to, mention, cite, speak of, bring up, invoke, touch on, allude to, make reference, make mention of It specifically referenced a 1928 book on the subject.
with reference to concerning, regarding, relating to, in connection with, with respect to I'm calling with reference to your series on prejudice.
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reference
nounA statement attesting to personal qualifications, character, and dependability:
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Translations
إشارَهشَهادَه شَخْص حَوْل شَخْصِيَّة إنْسانمَرْجِعمَرْجِع، مَصْدَر مَعْلومات
zmínkaodkazpokud jde oreference
anbefalinghenvisningreference
allikasreferentssoovitusviitama
suosituksetviitataviite
upućivanje na
hivatkozásszótári adat
meîmælitilvísuntilvísun, tilvísunarskrá
出典参照する参考照会言及する
참조
referentiereferentreferente
referencia
gledeomembapriporočilosklicevanje
hänvisning
การอ้างอิง
sự nhắc đến
reference
[ˈrefrəns]A. N
1. (= act of referring) → consulta f
an index is included for ease of reference or for easy reference → se incluye un índice para facilitar la consulta
it was agreed without reference to me → se acordó sin consultarme
for future reference, please note that → por si importa en el futuro, obsérvese que ...
I'll keep it for future reference → lo guardo por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro
an index is included for ease of reference or for easy reference → se incluye un índice para facilitar la consulta
it was agreed without reference to me → se acordó sin consultarme
for future reference, please note that → por si importa en el futuro, obsérvese que ...
I'll keep it for future reference → lo guardo por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro
2. (= allusion) → alusión f, referencia f
I can't find any reference to him in the files → no encuentro nada que haga referencia a él en los archivos
he does this by reference to the same principles → hace esto tomando como referencia los mismos principios
without reference to any particular case → sin referirse a ningún caso (en) concreto
with particular reference to → con referencia especial a ...
he spoke without any reference to you → habló sin mencionarte para nada
to make reference to sth/sb → hacer referencia a algo/algn, hacer alusión a algo/algn
see also passing
I can't find any reference to him in the files → no encuentro nada que haga referencia a él en los archivos
he does this by reference to the same principles → hace esto tomando como referencia los mismos principios
without reference to any particular case → sin referirse a ningún caso (en) concreto
with particular reference to → con referencia especial a ...
he spoke without any reference to you → habló sin mencionarte para nada
to make reference to sth/sb → hacer referencia a algo/algn, hacer alusión a algo/algn
see also passing
3. (= identifying source) (in text) → referencia f, remisión f; (= citation) → referencia f (Comm) (in letter, catalogue) (also reference number) → número m de referencia; (on map) → indicación f (Typ) (also reference mark) → llamada f
"reference XYZ2" → "número de referencia: XYZ2"
to look up a reference (in book) → buscar una referencia; (on map) → seguir las coordenadas
see also cross-reference, grid
"reference XYZ2" → "número de referencia: XYZ2"
to look up a reference (in book) → buscar una referencia; (on map) → seguir las coordenadas
see also cross-reference, grid
4. (= testimonial, document) → referencia f, informe m; (= person) → garante mf, fiador(a) m/f
she has good references → tiene buenas referencias, tiene buenos informes
the firm offered to give her a reference → la empresa se ofreció a darle referencias or informes
to take up (sb's) references → pedir referencias or informes (de algn)
see also character, credit
she has good references → tiene buenas referencias, tiene buenos informes
the firm offered to give her a reference → la empresa se ofreció a darle referencias or informes
to take up (sb's) references → pedir referencias or informes (de algn)
see also character, credit
B. VT
1. (= provide references for) [+ book] → dotar de referencias a
2. (= refer to) [+ source] → citar
C. CPD [material, tool, room] → de consulta
reference book N → libro m de consulta
reference group N (Sociol) → grupo m de estudio
reference library N → biblioteca f de consulta
reference mark N → llamada f
reference number N → número m de referencia
reference point N → punto m de referencia
reference price N (Agr) → precio m de referencia
reference book N → libro m de consulta
reference group N (Sociol) → grupo m de estudio
reference library N → biblioteca f de consulta
reference mark N → llamada f
reference number N → número m de referencia
reference point N → punto m de referencia
reference price N (Agr) → precio m de referencia
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reference
[ˈrɛfərəns] n
(= mention) → allusion f, mention f
a reference to sth/sb → une allusion à qch/qn
to make a reference to sth → faire allusion à qch, faire une allusion à qch
He made no reference to the murder → Il n'a fait aucune allusion au meurtre.
a reference to sth/sb → une allusion à qch/qn
to make a reference to sth → faire allusion à qch, faire une allusion à qch
He made no reference to the murder → Il n'a fait aucune allusion au meurtre.
(also reference number) (on letter, order, application) → référence f
"please quote this reference" → "prière de rappeler cette référence"
"please quote this reference" → "prière de rappeler cette référence"
(on map) → coordonnées fpl map reference
(for job application) (= letter) → références fpl, lettre f de recommandation
Would you please give me a reference? → Pouvez-vous me faire une lettre de recommandation?, Pouvez-vous me fournir des références?
Would you please give me a reference? → Pouvez-vous me faire une lettre de recommandation?, Pouvez-vous me fournir des références?
(for job application) (= person) → répondant(e) m/f
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reference
n
(= act of mentioning) → Erwähnung f → (to sb/sth jds/einer Sache); (= allusion, direct) → Bemerkung f (→ to über +acc); (indirect) → Anspielung f (→ to auf +acc); to make (a) reference to something → etw erwähnen; reference to any such delicate issue should be avoided → eine so delikate Sache sollte nicht erwähnt werden; this was not said with reference to you → diese Worte waren nicht auf dich gemünzt; in or with reference to → was … anbetrifft; (Comm) → bezüglich (+gen); reference your letter … (Comm) → mit Bezug auf Ihren Brief … (form); without reference to age → ungeachtet des Alters; without reference to one’s notes → ohne seine Aufzeichnungen zu Hilfe zu nehmen; keep these details for (future) reference → bewahren Sie diese Einzelheiten als Beleg (für später) auf
no pl (= act of passing, of matter, problem) → Weiterleitung f (→ to an +acc); (of decision) → Übergabe f (→ to an +acc)
(= testimonial, also references) → Referenz(en) f(pl), → Zeugnis nt; to give somebody a good reference → jdm gute Referenzen or ein gutes Zeugnis ausstellen; a banker’s reference → eine Bankauskunft or -referenz; I’ve been asked to give him a reference → man hat mich gebeten, ihm eine Referenz zu geben
(= note redirecting reader, in book, on map etc) → Verweis m; (Comm) → Zeichen nt; reference mark or sign (Typ) → Verweiszeichen nt ? cross-reference
(= connection) to have reference to → in Beziehung stehen mit or zu; this has no/little reference to → das steht in keiner/in kaum einer Beziehung zu
(esp US) = referee N c
(Comput) → Referenz f
reference
:reference book
n → Nachschlagewerk nt
reference library
n → Präsenzbibliothek f
reference number
n → Aktenzeichen nt; (of subscriber etc) → Nummer f
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reference
[ˈrɛfr/əns]1. n
a. (allusion, direct) → riferimento, menzione f; (indirect) → allusione f; (relation, connection) → rapporto (Comm) (in letter) with reference to → in or con riferimento a
without reference to any particular case → senza nessun riferimento specifico
without reference to any particular case → senza nessun riferimento specifico
b. (from book, list) → rimando; (on letter) → numero di riferimento; (on map) → coordinate fpl
"please quote this reference" (Comm) → "si prega di far riferimento al numero di protocollo"
"please quote this reference" (Comm) → "si prega di far riferimento al numero di protocollo"
2. adj (library) → di consultazione; (point) → di riferimento
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refer
(rəˈfəː) – past tense, past participle reˈferred – verb (with to).
1. to talk or write (about something); to mention. He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.
2. to relate to, concern, or apply to. My remarks refer to your last letter.
3. to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc. The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.
4. to look for information (in something). If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.
referee (refəˈriː) noun1. a person who controls boxing, football etc matches, makes sure that the rules are not broken etc. The referee sent two of the players off the field.
2. a person who is willing to provide a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for new job.
verb – past tense, past participle ˌrefeˈreed – to act as a referee for a match. I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.
reference (ˈrefərəns) noun1. (an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something). He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.
2. a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for a new job. Our new secretary had excellent references from her previous employers.
3. an indication in a book, report etc, showing where one got one's information or where further information can be found.
reference book a book which is not usually read from beginning to end but which is consulted occasionally for information, eg a dictionary or encyclopaedia.
reference library a library of books to be looked at for information but not borrowed.
reference, noun, is spelt with -r-.
referred and referring are spelt with -rr-.
referred and referring are spelt with -rr-.
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reference
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reference
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