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pre-reference

ref·er·ence
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ref-er-uh ns, ref-ruh ns]
    • /ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ref-er-uh ns, ref-ruh ns]
    • /ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns/

Definitions of pre-reference word

  • noun pre-reference an act or instance of referring. 1
  • noun pre-reference a mention; allusion. 1
  • noun pre-reference something for which a name or designation stands; denotation. 1
  • noun pre-reference a direction in a book or writing to some other book, passage, etc. 1
  • noun pre-reference a book, passage, etc., to which one is directed. 1
  • noun pre-reference reference mark (def 2). 1
See all 14 definitions of pre-reference

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Origin of pre-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 Pre-reference

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pre-reference

pre-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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