Definition of reference

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Reference (n.) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.

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Constitution :: Constitution (n.) The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution..
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..
In :: In (prep.) With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God..
Geocentrical :: Geocentrical (a.) Having reference to the center of the earth.
Footnote :: Footnote (n.) A note of reference or comment at the foot of a page.
Deference :: Deference (n.) A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance.
Retrospective :: Retrospective (a.) Having reference to what is past; affecting things past; retroactive; as, a retrospective law..
Relative :: Relative (a.) Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute..
Better :: Better (compar.) More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better..
Industrially :: Industrially (adv.) With reference to industry.
Oration :: Oration (n.) An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill..
Capital :: Capital (n.) Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capital punishment..
Allusion :: Allusion (n.) A figurative or symbolical reference.
Preference :: Preference (n.) That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference?.
Consult :: Consult (v. t.) To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes..
Elapse :: Elapse (v. i.) To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time..
Difference :: Difference (n.) Choice; preference.
Cispadane :: Cispadane (a.) On the hither side of the river Po with reference to Rome; that is, on the south side..
Twinning :: Twinning (n.) The assemblage of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other in accordance with some definite law; also, rarely, in artificial twinning (accomplished for example by pressure), the process by which this reversal is brought about..
Domestically :: Domestically (adv.) In a domestic manner; privately; with reference to domestic affairs.
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