Thesaurus: reference

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1. n. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
2. n. That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
3. n. Relation; regard; respect.
4. n. One who, or that which, is referred to.
5. n. One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another.
6. n. A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred.
7. n. The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.
8. n. 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. n. Appeal.
10. n. a remark that calls attention to something or someone
11. n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
12. n. an indicator that orients you generally