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English noun: reference | |||
| 1. | reference (communication) a remark that calls attention to something or someone | ||
| Samples | She made frequent mention of her promotion. There was no mention of it. The speaker made several references to his wife. | ||
| Synonyms | mention | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comment, input, remark | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | allusion, name-dropping, retrospection | ||
| 2. | reference (communication) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | annotation, notation, note | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cross-index, cross-reference, photo credit | ||
| 3. | reference (communication) an indicator that orients you generally | ||
| Samples | It is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved. | ||
| Synonyms | point of reference, reference point | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indicator | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bench mark, benchmark, buoy, landmark, lubber line, lubber's line, lubber's mark, lubber's point, mark, target, white line | ||
| 4. | reference (communication) a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | ||
| Samples | He contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic. | ||
| Synonyms | book of facts, reference book, reference work | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | book | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | annual, atlas, book of maps, cookbook, cookery book, cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, directory, enchiridion, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia, handbook, instruction book, map collection, source book, vade mecum, wordbook, yearbook, yearly | ||
| 5. | reference (communication) a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | ||
| Samples | Requests for character references are all too often answered evasively. | ||
| Synonyms | character, character reference | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | good word, recommendation, testimonial | ||
| 6. | reference (cognition) the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to | ||
| Samples | The extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos. | ||
| Synonyms | denotation, extension | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | meaning, substance | ||
| 7. | reference (act) the act of referring or consulting | ||
| Samples | Reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer. | ||
| Synonyms | consultation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action | ||
| 8. | reference (communication) a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to | ||
| Samples | He carried an armful of references back to his desk. He spent hours looking for the source of that quotation. | ||
| Synonyms | source | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | publication | ||
| 9. | reference (communication) (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored | ||
| Synonyms | address, computer address | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | code, computer code | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | argument, parameter, uniform resource locator, universal resource locator, URL | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
| 10. | reference (cognition) the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to | ||
| Samples | He argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | meaning, substance | ||
English verb: reference | |||
| 1. | reference (creation) refer to | ||
| Samples | He referenced his colleagues' work. | ||
| Examples | Did he reference his major works over a short period of time? | ||
| Synonyms | cite | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compose, indite, pen, write | ||
| Domain category | authorship, composition, penning, writing | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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