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reference

noun
/ˈɹɛf.(ə.)ɹəns/CA/ˈɹɛf.ə.ɹɛns/

Etymology

From Middle French référence, from Medieval Latin referentia, nominative neuter plural of referēns, present participle of referō (“return, reply”, literally “carry back”). Morphologically refer + -ence.

  1. derived from referentia
  2. borrowed from référence

Definitions

  1. A relationship or relation (to something).

    • A man is beloued of a man, in that he is a man, but all theſe are farre more eminent and great, when they ſhal proceed from a ſanctified ſpirit, that hath a true touch of Religion, and a reference to God.

  2. A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.

  3. Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well…

    Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.

    • Changes will befall, and friends may part, / But distance only cannot change the heart / And were I call’d to prove th’ assertion true, / One proof should serve—a reference to you.
  4. ›+ 13 more definitions

    1. A person who provides this information

      A person who provides this information; a referee.

    2. A reference work.

      • reference grammar
      • Reference Dictionary of Linguistics

    3. The act of referring

      The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.

    4. A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to…

      A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.

    5. A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source…

      A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.

    6. A previously published written work thus indicated

      A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.

    7. An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to…

      An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.

    8. A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as…

      A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.

    9. Appeal.

      • Y’are falne into a Princely hand, feare nothing, / Make your full reference freely to my Lord, / Who is ſo full of Grace, that it flowes ouer / On all that neede.

    10. To provide a list of references for (a text).

      • You must thoroughly reference your paper before submitting it.

    11. To cite, to use as a reference.

      • Reference the dictionary for word meanings.
      • Written information is a relatively new phenomenon. Depositing it and being able to reference it centuries later is not common human experience.

    12. To mention, to refer to.

      • In his speech, the candidate obliquely referenced the past failures of his opponent.
      • Humanities institutions specifically reference the work setting for illustrative applications of the unique and significant contributions of the Humanities.

    13. To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.

      • The given pointer will reference the actual generated data.

The neighborhood

Derived

autoreference, backreference, back-reference, book of reference, call by reference, call-by-reference, category reference, character reference, circular reference, coreference, credit reference, dereference, forward reference, frame of reference, georeference, grid reference, idea of reference, inertial frame of reference, inertial reference, inertial reference system, inertial reference unit, in reference to, interreference, letter of reference, metareference, misreference, multireference, noncoreferential, nonreference, olfactory reference syndrome, overreference, pass-by-reference, pass by reference, phantom reference, phyloreference, point of reference, pseudoreference, referenceable, reference angle, reference book · +33 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at reference. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at reference. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at reference

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA