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reference 
  n 
1 the act or an instance of referring 
2 something referred, esp. proceedings submitted to a referee in law 
3 a direction of the attention to a passage elsewhere or to another book, document, etc. 
4 a book or passage referred to 
5 a mention or allusion 
this book contains several references to the Civil War  
6  (Philosophy) 
a the relation between a word, phrase, or symbol and the object or idea to which it refers 
b the object referred to by an expression 
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7 
a a source of information or facts 
b (as modifier) 
a reference book, a reference library  
8 a written testimonial regarding one's character or capabilities 
9 a person referred to for such a testimonial 
10 
a foll by: to relation or delimitation, esp. to or by membership of a specific class or group; respect or regard 
all people, without reference to sex or age  
b (as modifier) 
a reference group  
11 ♦ terms of reference the specific limits of responsibility that determine the activities of an investigating body, etc. 
12 ♦ point of reference a fact forming the basis of an evaluation or assessment; criterion 
  vb tr 
13 to furnish or compile a list of references for (an academic thesis, publication, etc.) 
14 to make a reference to; refer to 
he referenced Chomsky 1956  
  prep 
15  (Business jargon) with reference to 
reference your letter of the 9th inst   (Abbrev.)  re 
♦  referencer    n 
♦  referential  adj 



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