Definition of references

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Definition of references

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

    Examples

    1. requests for character references are all too often answered evasively

    Synonyms

    1. character
    2. character reference
  • a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to (noun)

    Examples

    1. he carried an armful of references back to his desk

    Synonyms

    1. source
  • the act of referring or consulting (noun)

    Examples

    1. reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer

    Synonyms

    1. consultation
  • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. acknowledgment
    2. citation
    3. cite
    4. credit
    5. mention
    6. quotation
  • the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. denotation
    2. extension
  • a remark that calls attention to something or someone (noun)

    Examples

    1. the speaker made several references to his wife

    Synonyms

    1. mention
  • (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. address
    2. computer address
  • a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts (noun)

    Examples

    1. he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic

    Synonyms

    1. book of facts
    2. reference book
    3. reference work
  • refer to (verb)

    Examples

    1. he referenced his colleagues' work

    Synonyms

    1. cite
  • an indicator that orients you generally (noun)

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

    1. point of reference
    2. reference point
  • the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to (noun)

    Examples

    1. he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes

See definition of references in Merriam Webster