Princeton's WordNet

1. mention, reference(noun)

   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. citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation(noun)

   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. reference point, point of reference, reference(noun)

   an indicator that orients you generally

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

4. reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts(noun)

   a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

   "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"

5. character, reference, character reference(noun)

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

   "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"

6. reference, denotation, extension(noun)

   the most direct or specific meaning 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. reference, consultation(noun)

   the act of referring or consulting

   "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"

8. reference, source(noun)

   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. address, computer address, reference(noun)

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

10. reference(verb)

    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. reference, cite(verb)

    refer to

    "he referenced his colleagues' work"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. reference(noun)ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns

   sth you say or write that indicates a particular thing 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. referenceˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns

   the use of sth to gain information

   There's a list of names you can use for future reference.

3. referenceˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns

   a letter to recommend sb for a job

   The company has asked for my references.

4. referenceˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns

   sb who writes a letter recommending sb for a job

   She asked her professor to be a reference.

5. referenceˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns

   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.

Wiktionary

1. reference(Noun)

   A relationship or relation (to something).

2. reference(Noun)

   A measurement one can compare to.

3. reference(Noun)

   Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted

4. reference(Noun)

   A reference work.

5. reference(Noun)

   A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.

6. reference(Noun)

   A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.

7. reference(Noun)

   A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.

8. reference(Noun)

   An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.

9. reference(Verb)

   to refer to, to make reference to, to cite

   Reference the dictionary for word meanings.

10. reference(Verb)

    to mention

Webster Dictionary

1. Reference(noun)

   the act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance

2. Reference(noun)

   that which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book

3. Reference(noun)

   relation; regard; respect

4. Reference(noun)

   one who, or that which, is referred to

5. Reference(noun)

   one of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another

6. Reference(noun)

   a work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred

7. Reference(noun)

   the act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision

8. Reference(noun)

   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

9. Reference(noun)

   appeal

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