Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mee ref-er-uh ns, ref-ruh ns]
- /mi ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mee ref-er-uh ns, ref-ruh ns]
- /mi ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns/
Definitions of mis-reference word
- noun mis-reference an act or instance of referring. 1
- noun mis-reference a mention; allusion. 1
- noun mis-reference something for which a name or designation stands; denotation. 1
- noun mis-reference a direction in a book or writing to some other book, passage, etc. 1
- noun mis-reference a book, passage, etc., to which one is directed. 1
- noun mis-reference reference mark (def 2). 1
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Origin of mis-reference
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; refer + -ence
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mis-reference
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mis-reference popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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