Definition of "reference"
- noun
A relationship or relation (to something).
A measurement one can compare to.
Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
A reference work.
A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
- verb
To refer to, to make reference to, to cite.
To mention.
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