Definition of reference

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Reference (n.) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred..

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In :: In (prep.) With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear..
Call :: Call (n.) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land..
Reference :: Reference (n.) Appeal.
Prelation :: Prelation (n.) The setting of one above another; preference.
Afford :: Afford (v. t.) To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a good life affords consolation in old age..
Coordinate :: Coordinate (n.) Lines, or other elements of reference, by means of which the position of any point, as of a curve, is defined with respect to certain fixed lines, or planes, called coordinate axes and coordinate planes. See Abscissa..
Cosmical :: Cosmical (a.) Pertaining to the universe, and having special reference to universal law or order, or to the one grand harmonious system of things; hence; harmonious; orderly..
Star :: Star (n.) Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc..
Chance :: Chance (n.) A possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; -- with reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a chance for life; the chances are all against him..
"archetypally :: Archetypally (adv.) With reference to the archetype; originally. Parts archetypally distinct..
Vote :: Vote (n.) That by means of which will or preference is expressed in elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a ticket; as, a written vote..
Postpone :: Postpone (v. t.) To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance..
Selection :: Selection (n.) The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference..
Hangman :: Hangman (n.) One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office..
Yearbook :: Yearbook (n.) A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference book; as, the Congregational Yearbook..
Rail :: Rail (n.) A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc..
Blasphemy :: Blasphemy (n.) An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity..
December :: December (n.) Fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the winter season; as, the December of his life..
Magnitude :: Magnitude (n.) Greatness, in reference to influence or effect; importance; as, an affair of magnitude..
Report :: Report (v. t.) Rapport; relation; connection; reference.
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