reference

  • 1référence — [ referɑ̃s ] n. f. • v. 1820; angl. reference, même o. que référer I ♦ 1 ♦ Action ou moyen de se référer, de situer par rapport à. Indemnité fixée par référence au traitement. Géom. Système de référence : système d axes et de points par rapport… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 2reference — ref‧er‧ence [ˈrefrəns] noun [countable] 1. with reference to formal used to say what you are writing or talking about, especially in business letters: • With reference to your recent advertisement, I am writing to apply for the post of sales… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 3Reference — Référence Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …

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  • 4reference — ref·er·ence / re frəns, fə rəns/ n 1: an act of referring; specif: mention or citation of one document (as a statute) in another a municipality may adopt by reference all or a part of this title Alaska Statutes see also incorporate 2 …

    Law dictionary

  • 5Reference — Ref er*ence (r?f ?r ens), n. [See {Refer}.] 1. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance. [1913 Webster] 2. That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6reference — [ref′ə rəns, ref′rəns] n. 1. a referring or being referred; esp., submission of a problem, dispute, etc. to a person, committee, or authority for settlement 2. relation; connection; regard [in reference to his letter] 3. a) the directing of… …

    English World dictionary

  • 7reference — ► NOUN 1) the action of referring to something. 2) a mention or citation of a source of information in a book or article. 3) a letter from a previous employer testifying to someone s ability or reliability, used when applying for a new job. ►… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8reference — see IDEA OF REFERENCE ref·er·ence ref (ə )rən(t)s adj of known potency and used as a standard in the biological assay of a sample of the same drug of unknown strength <a dose of reference cod liver oil> …

    Medical dictionary

  • 9reference — [n1] remark, citation advertence, allusion, associating, attributing, bringing up, connecting, hint, implication, indicating, innuendo, insinuation, mention, mentioning, note, plug*, pointing out, quotation, relating, resource, source, stating;… …

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  • 10reference — testimonial, recommendation, character, *credential …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms