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reference noun
Meaning : A remark that calls attention to something or someone.
Example :
She made frequent mention of her promotion.
There was no mention of it.
The speaker made several references to his wife.
Synonyms : mention
Meaning : A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation
Meaning : An indicator that orients you generally.
Example :
It is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved.
Synonyms : point of reference, reference point
Meaning : A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts.
Example :
He contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic.
Synonyms : book of facts, reference book, reference work
Meaning : A formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability.
Example :
Requests for character references are all too often answered evasively.
Synonyms : character, character reference
Meaning : The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression. The class of objects that an expression refers to.
Example :
The extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos.
Synonyms : denotation, extension
Meaning : The act of referring or consulting.
Example :
Reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer.
Synonyms : consultation
Meaning : A publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to.
Example :
He carried an armful of references back to his desk.
He spent hours looking for the source of that quotation.
Synonyms : source
Meaning : (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored.
Synonyms : address, computer address
Meaning : The relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to.
Example :
He argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes.
Reference meaning in Bengali (Bangla).