1. (noun)mention, reference a remark that calls attention to something or someone "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
2. (noun)citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage "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"
3. (noun)reference point, point of reference, reference an indicator that orients you generally "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"
4. (noun)reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
6. (noun)reference, denotation, extension the most direct or specificmeaning 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"
7. (noun)reference, consultation the act of referring or consulting "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"
8. (noun)reference, source 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"
9. (noun)address, computer address, reference (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
10. (verb)reference 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"
11. (verb)reference, cite refer to "he referenced his colleagues' work"
1. (noun)reference sth you say or write that indicates a particularthing or person, or the act of indicating them She made a reference in the article to the terrible service at the restaurant.; In reference to your first question, the answer is yes.
2. reference the use of sth to gaininformation There's a list of names you can use for future reference.
3. reference a letter to recommend sb for a job The company has asked for my references.
4. reference sb who writes a letter recommending sb for a job She asked her professor to be a reference.
5. reference a note at the end of a book, article, etc. that tells where a piece of information in the text is from Make sure you include references in your paper.
4. (noun)Reference one who, or that which, is referred to
5. (noun)Reference one of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another
6. (noun)Reference a work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred
7. (noun)Reference the act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision
8. (noun)Reference 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
Sense: (an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something) He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.
Definitions of Reference 
Afrikaans: verwysing
Arabic: إشارَه
Bulgarian: отнасяне
Brazilian: referência
Czech: zmínka; pokud jde o
German: der Verweis
Danish: henvisning
Greek: αναφορά, μνεία
Spanish: referencia
Estonian: viide
Farsi: مراجعه
Finnish: viittaus
French: référence; concernant
Hebrew: הִתייַחסוּת
Hindi: संदर्भ
Croatian: referenca
Hungarian: hivatkozás, utalás
Indonesian: penyebutan
Icelandic: tilvísun
Italian: riferimento
Japanese: 言及
Korean: 언급
Lithuanian: atsiliepimas, užsiminimas
Latvian: atsaukšanās; atsauce
Malay: rujukan
Dutch: verwijzing
Norwegian: henvisning, referanse; i 
Polish: wzmianka, odniesienie
Persian: مراجعه
Pashto: ماخذ، مرجع، نسبت رابطه، ر
Portuguese: referência
Romanian: referire; referitor (la)
Russian: упоминание
Slovak: zmienka;čo sa týka
Slovenian: sklicevanje
Serbian: upućivanje
Swedish: hänvisning, hänsyftning, 
Thai: การอ้างอิง
Turkish: ricanızla ilgili olarak; 
Taiwanese: 提及，涉及
Ukrainian: посилання; згадування
Urdu: حوالہ
Vietnamese: sự tham khảo
Chinese: 提及，涉及
