Sekirov Dictionary

reference

/ˈɹɛf.(ə.)ɹəns/

noun 12
verb 4
forms 3

noun12

The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
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a report saying what a person is like and how well they work, given by someone who has known them
- Changes will befall, and friends may part, / But distance only cannot change the heart / And were I call’d to prove th’ assertion true, / One proof should serve—a reference to you. — 1800
A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
[before a noun] A reference work.
A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
(US) A person who provides this information; a referee.
A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.
(literary, no longer used) A relationship or relation (to something).
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(no longer used) Appeal.
- Y’are falne into a Princely hand, feare nothing, / Make your full reference freely to my Lord, / Who is so full of Grace, that it flowes ouer / On all that neede. — 1606

verb4

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To cite, to use as a reference.
- Reference the dictionary for word meanings.
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To mention, to refer to.
- In his speech, the candidate obliquely referenced the past failures of his opponent.
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To provide a list of references for (a text).
- You must thoroughly reference your paper before submitting it.
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To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.
- The given pointer will reference the actual generated data.

forms

referenced · referencing · references

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