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Noun (10 meanings)

1. a remark that calls attention to something or someone.

mention, reference

Examples:

“she made frequent mention of her promotion”,
“there was no mention of it”,
“the speaker made several references to his wife”

reference is a type of:

remark, comment, input (noun) - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

types of reference:

allusion (noun) - passing reference or indirect mention
name-dropping (noun) - the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener
retrospection (noun) - reference to things past

reference is derivationally related to:

to mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer (verb) - make reference to
to note, observe, mention, remark (verb) - make mention of

2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.

citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation

Examples:

“the student's essay failed to list several important citations”,
“the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book”,
“the article includes mention of similar clinical cases”

reference is a type of:

note, annotation, notation (noun) - a comment or instruction (usually added)

types of reference:

cross-reference, cross-index (noun) - a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
photo credit (noun) - a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph

reference is derivationally related to:

to accredit, credit (verb) - ascribe an achievement to
to adduce, abduce, cite (verb) - advance evidence for
to mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer (verb) - make reference to
to notice, acknowledge (verb) - express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
to quote, cite (verb) - repeat a passage from

to reference, cite (verb) - refer to

3. an indicator that orients you generally.

reference point, point of reference, reference

Example:

“it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved”

reference is a type of:

indicator (noun) - a signal for attracting attention

types of reference:

benchmark, bench mark (noun) - a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
buoy (noun) - bright-colored
landmark (noun) - a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
lubber's line, lubber line, lubber's mark, lubber's point (noun) - a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading
target, mark (noun) - a reference point to shoot at

white line (noun) - a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes

4. a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts.

reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts

Example:

“he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic”

reference is a type of:

book (noun) - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

types of reference:

annual, yearly, yearbook (noun) - a reference book that is published regularly once every year
atlas, book of maps, map collection (noun) - a collection of maps in book form
cookbook, cookery book (noun) - a book of recipes and cooking directions
directory (noun) - an alphabetical list of names and addresses
encyclopedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia (noun) - a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty

handbook, enchiridion, vade mecum (noun) - a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
instruction book (noun) - a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment
source book (noun) - a collection of historically important documents published together as a book
wordbook (noun) - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)

reference is derivationally related to:

to consult, refer, look up (verb) - seek information from

5. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability.

character, reference, character reference

Example:

“requests for character references are all too often answered evasively”

reference is a type of:

recommendation, testimonial, good word (noun) - something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable

reference is derivationally related to:

to qualify, characterize, characterise (verb) - describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of

6. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to.

reference, denotation, extension

Example:

“the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos”

reference is a type of:

meaning, substance (noun) - the idea that is intended

reference is derivationally related to:

to denote, refer (verb) -
extensional (adjective) - defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies
to refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with (verb) - be relevant to
referent (adjective) - having reference

7. the act of referring or consulting.

reference, consultation

Example:

“reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer”

reference is a type of:

action (noun) - something done (usually as opposed to something said)

reference is derivationally related to:

to consult, refer, look up (verb) - seek information from
to refer (verb) - send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision

8. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to.

reference, source

Examples:

“he carried an armful of references back to his desk”,
“he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation”

reference is a type of:

publication (noun) - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

reference is derivationally related to:

to consult, refer, look up (verb) - seek information from
to reference, cite (verb) - refer to
to source (verb) - specify the origin of

9. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored.

address, computer address, reference

reference is a type of:

code, computer code (noun) - (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions

types of reference:

URL, uniform resource locator, universal resource locator (noun) - the address of a web page on the world wide web
argument, parameter (noun) - (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

reference is derivationally related to:

to address (verb) - access or locate by address

Domain of synset - TOPIC:

computer science, computing (noun) - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

10. the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to.

Example:

“he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes”

reference is a type of:

meaning, substance (noun) - the idea that is intended

reference is derivationally related to:

to denote, refer (verb) -
to refer (verb) - think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
referential (adjective) - referring or pointing to something

Verb (1 meaning)

1. refer to.

to reference, cite

Example:

“he referenced his colleagues' work”

to reference is a way to:

to write, compose, pen, indite (verb) - produce a literary work

to reference is derivationally related to:

citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation (noun) - a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
citation (noun) - (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
quotation, quote, citation (noun) - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
reference, source (noun) - a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

Domain of synset - TOPIC:

writing, authorship, composition, penning (noun) - the act of creating written works