reference
21reference — /ˈrɛfrəns / (say refruhns) noun 1. the act or fact of referring. 2. direction of the attention: marks of reference. 3. a directing of attention; allusion. 4. a direction in a book or writing to some book, passage, etc.: to look up a reference. 5 …
22reference — /ref euhr euhns, ref reuhns/, n., v., referenced, referencing. n. 1. an act or instance of referring. 2. a mention; allusion. 3. something for which a name or designation stands; denotation. 4. a direction in a book or writing to some other book …
23reference — Synonyms and related words: acknowledgment, advocacy, advocating, advocation, affective meaning, allusion, angle, appeal to, applicability, application, appositeness, aspect, bearing, by line, case, certificate of character, certification,… …
24reference — {{11}}reference (n.) 1580s, act of referring, from REFER (Cf. refer) + ANCE (Cf. ance). Meaning direction to a book or passage is recorded from 1610s. Meaning testimonial is from 1895. Reference book dates from 1808. Phrase in reference to is… …
25reference — / ref(ə)rəns/ noun 1. the process of mentioning or dealing with something ● with reference to your letter of May 25th 2. a series of numbers or letters which make it possible to find a document which has been filed ● our reference: PC/MS 1234 ●… …
26reference — n. & v. n. 1 the referring of a matter for decision or settlement or consideration to some authority. 2 the scope given to this authority. 3 (foll. by to) a a relation or respect or correspondence (success seems to have little reference to merit) …
27reference — ref•er•ence [[t]ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns[/t]] n. v. enced, enc•ing 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… …
28reference — I. noun Date: 1589 1. the act of referring or consulting 2. a bearing on a matter ; relation < in reference to your recent letter > 3. something that refers: as a. allusion, mention b. something (as a sign or indication) that refers a reader or… …
29reference — noun 1) his journal contains many references to railroads Syn: mention of, allusion to, comment on, remark about 2) references are given in the bibliography Syn: source, citation, authority, credit; bibliographical data 3) …
30RÉFÉRENCE — n. f. Action de référer ou de renvoyer d’une chose à une autre, à un texte, à une autorité. Ce dictionnaire contient beaucoup de références d’un article à un autre. Cet ouvrage d’histoire est très intéressant, mais l’auteur aurait eu intérêt à… …
