Reference
['ref(ə)r(ə)ns] or ['rɛfrəns]
Definition
(noun.) the act of referring or consulting; 'reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer'.
(noun.) 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'.
(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'.
(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'.
(verb.) refer to; 'he referenced his colleagues' work'.
Edited by Gertrude--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
(n.) That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
(n.) Relation; regard; respect.
(n.) One who, or that which, is referred to.
(n.) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another.
(n.) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred.
(n.) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.
(n.) The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court.
(n.) Appeal.
Editor: Susanna
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Respect, regard, relation.[2]. Allusion, intimation, hint.
Inputed by Barbara
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Relation, regard, intimation, allusion,[See RELATION]
Typed by Catherine
Examples
- But the trouble with them is that the psychology is weak and uninformed, distorted by moral enthusiasms, and put out without any particular reference to the task of statesmanship. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Any open reference to the question, on my part, would have been premature at this early stage of our reconciliation. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I did not understand then that there lay any special significance in his reference to other dainties. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- We ignore the prospective reference just because it is so irretrievably implied. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- And so arrange them as to have them always in order for immediate reference, with a note of the contents of each outside it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The iron bedstead of Og, King of Bashan, is another reference. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I asked him what he thought Ham's state of mind was, in reference to the cause of their misfortunes? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I hope he heard only our references to a new Jeddak, I said. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- This is sad, but his occasional references to himself grieve me still more. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- They'd all be references for one another, if you'd let 'em. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: 1. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The student in his further reading will meet with constant references to round-skulled (Brachycephalic) and long-skulled peoples (Dolichocephalic). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- You are such a perfect stranger in the house, that you are puzzled by my familiar references to the worthy inhabitants. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- A few words as to the domestic and personal side of Edison's life, to which many incidental references have already been made in these pages. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Checker: Mitchell