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- [ref-er-uh ns, ref-ruh ns]
- /ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns/
- /ˈrefrəns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ref-er-uh ns, ref-ruh ns]
- /ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns/
Definitions of reference word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of REFERENCE pointer 3
- noun reference an act or instance of referring. 1
- noun reference a mention; allusion. 1
- noun reference something for which a name or designation stands; denotation. 1
- noun reference a direction in a book or writing to some other book, passage, etc. 1
- noun reference a book, passage, etc., to which one is directed. 1
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Origin of 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 Reference
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
reference usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reference
noun reference
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- asterisk — An asterisk is the sign *. It is used especially to indicate that there is further information about something in another part of the text.
- bearing — Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
- caret — a symbol (‸) used to indicate the place in written or printed matter at which something is to be inserted
- citation — A citation is an official document or speech which praises a person for something brave or special that they have done.
verb reference
- ascribe — If you ascribe an event or condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused by that thing.
- assign — If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
- attribute — If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation.
- cite — If you cite something, you quote it or mention it, especially as an example or proof of what you are saying.
- get down to brass tacks — discuss essentials
adjective reference
- nonfiction — the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).
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