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(noun) the act of referring; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" |
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Synonyms: consultation |
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Related Words: action |
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(verb) refer to |
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Synonyms: cite |
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Related Words: compose, indite, pen, write |
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(noun) the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" |
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Synonyms: denotation, extension |
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Related Words: meaning, sense, substance |
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(noun) 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" |
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Related Words: meaning, sense, substance |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: source |
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Related Words: publication |
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(noun) 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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Synonyms: book of facts, reference book, reference work |
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Related Words: annual, atlas, book, book of maps, cookbook, cookery book, cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, directory, enchiridion, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia, handbook, instruction book, map collection, source book, vade mecum, wordbook, yearbook |
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(noun) 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 to often answered evasively" |
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Synonyms: character, character reference |
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Related Words: good word, recommendation, testimonial |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: mention |
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Related Words: allusion, comment, name-dropping, remark |
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(noun) a short note acknowledging a source of information or quoting a passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" |
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Synonyms: citation, credit, mention, quotation |
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Related Words: annotation, cross-index, cross-reference, notation, note, photo credit |
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(noun) 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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Synonyms: point of reference, reference point |
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Related Words: bench mark, benchmark, buoy, criterion, indicator, landmark, lubber line, lubber's line, lubber's mark, lubber's point, mark, measure, standard, target, touchstone, white line |
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