reference

See also référence

English

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Etymology

refer +‎ -ence

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɹɛf.ɹəns/, /ˈɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ).əns/, SAMPA: /"rEf.r@ns/, /"rEf.3:(r).@ns/

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Noun

reference (plural references)

1. A measurement one can compare to.
2. Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted
3. A reference work.
4. (semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
5. (academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
6. (academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
7. (programming) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.

Derived terms

• Category:English words derived from: reference
• reference manual

Translations

measurement one can compare to

Dutch: referentie (nl) f. Estonian: referents (et) Finnish: vertausarvo, referenssi (fi) German: Referenz (de) f. Korean: 참조 (參照, chamjo)

Kurdish: Sorani: سه‌رچاوه‌ (ku) (sarchAwa) Portuguese: referência (pt) f. Romanian: referință (ro) f.

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

Dutch: referent (nl) m., referente (nl) f. Estonian: soovitus (et) Finnish: suositus (fi)

German: Referenz (de) f. Japanese: 照会 (ja) (shōkai) Portuguese: referência (pt) f.

reference work — see reference work

academic writing: identification of a source

Finnish: lähdeviittaus (fi), viite (fi)

Navajo: naaltsoos bitsʼą́ą́dóó ééhózinii

academic writing: source

Dutch: referentie (nl) f. Esperanto: referenco (eo) Estonian: allikas (et) Finnish: lähde (fi) French: référence (fr) f. German: Quelle (de) f. Haitian Creole: referans

Japanese: 出典 (ja) (shutten) Navajo: naaltsoos bitsʼą́ą́dóó ééhózinii Romanian: referință (ro) f., sursă de referință (ro) f. Russian: ссылка (ru) Scottish Gaelic: iomradh (gd) m. Spanish: referencia (es) f.

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Translations to be checked

Esperanto: referenco French: référence f., allusion f., renvoi m.

Ido: refero Persian: اشاره (ešâre), شناس (šenâs), منبع (manba) Swedish: referens

See also

• sense

Verb

reference (third-person singular simple present references, present participle referencing, simple past and past participle referenced)

1. to refer to, to make reference to, to cite

   Reference the dictionary for word meanings.

2. to mention

Usage notes

• Some authorities object to the use of reference as a verb, preferring "refer to" or "cite".

Derived terms

• Category:English words derived from: reference (verb)

Translations

to refer to

Estonian: viitama (et) Finnish: viitata (fi) French: faire référence à German: referenzieren (de)

Japanese: 参照する (ja) (sanshō suru) Polish: odnosić się do (pl) Portuguese: fazer referência, referenciar

to mention

Finnish: viitata (fi), mainita (fi)

Japanese: 言及する (ja) (genkyū suru)

See also

• refer to

Related terms

• Category:English words derived from: refer

External links

• reference in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• reference in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911