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What does reference mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word reference? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (literary) A relationship or relation (to something).
  2. A measurement one can compare to.
  3. Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted
  4. A reference work.
  5. (semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
  6. (academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
  7. (academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
  8. (programming) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
  9. (programming) A special sequence used to represent complex characters in a web page such as ™ or €.
  10. (obsolete) Appeal.
Verb
  1. To refer to, to make reference to.
  2. To mention, to cite.
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