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reference
Overview of noun reference
The noun reference has 9 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (9) mention, reference -- (a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife")
2. (7) citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation -- (a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases")
3. (5) reference point, point of reference, reference -- (an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved")
4. (5) reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts -- (a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic")
5. (4) character, reference, character reference -- (a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; "requests for character references are all to often answered evasively")
6. (3) reference, denotation, extension -- (the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos")
7. (2) reference, consultation -- (the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer")
8. reference, source -- (a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation")
9. reference -- (the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes")
Overview of verb reference
The verb reference has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. reference, cite -- (refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reference
9 senses of reference
Sense 1
mention, reference
=> remark, comment
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
=> note, annotation, notation
=> comment, commentary
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
reference point, point of reference, reference
=> indicator
=> signal, signaling, sign
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
=> book
=> publication
=> work, piece of work
=> product, production
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
character, reference, character reference
=> recommendation, testimonial, good word
=> praise, congratulations, kudos, extolment
=> approval, commendation
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
reference, denotation, extension
=> meaning, substance
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
reference, consultation
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 8
reference, source
=> publication
=> work, piece of work
=> product, production
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 9
reference
=> meaning, substance
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun reference
4 of 9 senses of reference
Sense 1
mention, reference
=> allusion
=> retrospection
=> name-dropping
Sense 2
citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
=> photo credit
=> cross-reference, cross-index
Sense 3
reference point, point of reference, reference
=> benchmark, bench mark
=> landmark
=> lubber's line, lubber line, lubber's mark, lubber's point
=> standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
=> target, mark
=> white line
=> buoy
Sense 4
reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
=> cookbook, cookery book
=> instruction book
=> source book
=> wordbook
=> handbook, enchiridion, vade mecum
=> directory
=> annual, yearly, yearbook
=> atlas, book of maps, map collection
=> encyclopedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reference
9 senses of reference
Sense 1
mention, reference
=> remark, comment
Sense 2
citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
=> note, annotation, notation
Sense 3
reference point, point of reference, reference
=> indicator
Sense 4
reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
=> book
Sense 5
character, reference, character reference
=> recommendation, testimonial, good word
Sense 6
reference, denotation, extension
=> meaning, substance
Sense 7
reference, consultation
=> action
Sense 8
reference, source
=> publication
Sense 9
reference
=> meaning, substance
Antonyms of noun reference
Member Holonyms of noun reference
Substance Holonyms of noun reference
Part Holonyms of noun reference
Member Meronyms of noun reference
Substance Meronyms of noun reference
Part Meronyms of noun reference
Meronyms of noun reference
Holonyms of noun reference
Attributes of noun reference
Derived Forms of noun reference
7 of 9 senses of reference
Sense 1
mention, reference
RELATED TO>(verb) refer#1
=> mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
Sense 2
citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
RELATED TO>(verb) reference#1
=> reference, cite
Sense 4
reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
RELATED TO>(verb) refer#5
=> consult, refer, look up
Sense 6
reference, denotation, extension
RELATED TO>(adj) referent#1
=> referent
RELATED TO>(verb) refer#2
=> refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
RELATED TO>(verb) refer#6
=> denote, refer
Sense 7
reference, consultation
RELATED TO>(verb) refer#4
=> refer
Sense 8
reference, source
RELATED TO>(verb) reference#1
=> reference, cite
RELATED TO>(verb) refer#5
=> consult, refer, look up
Sense 9
reference
RELATED TO>(adj) referential#1
=> referential
RELATED TO>(verb) refer#6
=> denote, refer
RELATED TO>(verb) refer#3
=> refer
Domain of noun reference
Domain Terms of noun reference
Familiarity of noun reference
reference used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun reference
9 senses of reference
Sense 1
mention, reference
> remark, comment
=> ad-lib
=> courtesy
=> gambit, ploy
=> obiter dictum, passing comment
=> mention, reference
=> observation, reflection, reflexion
=> rib
=> wisecrack, crack, sally, quip
=> shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
=> conversation stopper, stopper
=> platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide
=> zinger
Sense 2
citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
> note, annotation, notation
=> poste restante
=> citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
=> footnote, footer
=> nota bene, NB, N.B.
=> postscript, PS
Sense 3
reference point, point of reference, reference
> indicator
=> reference point, point of reference, reference
Sense 4
reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
> book
=> authority
=> curiosa
=> formulary, pharmacopeia
=> trade book, trade edition
=> bestiary
=> catechism
=> pop-up book, pop-up
=> storybook
=> tome
=> booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet
=> textbook, text, text edition, schoolbook, school text
=> workbook
=> copybook
=> appointment book, appointment calendar
=> catalog, catalogue
=> phrase book
=> playbook
=> prayer book, prayerbook
=> reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
=> review copy
=> songbook
=> yearbook
HAS INSTANCE=> Das Kapital, Capital
HAS INSTANCE=> Erewhon
HAS INSTANCE=> Utopia
Sense 5
character, reference, character reference
> recommendation, testimonial, good word
=> character, reference, character reference
=> puff
Sense 6
reference, denotation, extension
> meaning, substance
=> significance, import, implication
=> tenor, strain
=> undertone, undercurrent
=> reference, denotation, extension
=> reference
=> connotation
Sense 7
reference, consultation
> action
=> thing
=> kindness, benignity
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> alienation
=> res gestae
=> course, course of action
=> interaction
=> fetch
=> playing
=> play, swordplay
=> arrival
=> performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action
=> choice, selection, option, pick
=> change
=> economy, saving
=> prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance
=> resistance, opposition
=> bruxism
=> transfusion
=> pickings, taking
=> transgression
=> aggression, hostility
=> destabilization, destabilisation
=> employment, engagement
=> reference, consultation
=> emphasizing, accenting, accentuation
=> beatification
=> jumpstart, jump-start
=> stupefaction
=> vampirism
Sense 8
reference, source
> publication
=> reissue, reprint, reprinting
=> new edition
=> book
=> volume
=> read
=> impression, printing
=> collection, compendium
=> periodical
=> magazine, mag
=> tip sheet
=> reference, source
=> republication
Sense 9
reference
> meaning, substance
=> significance, import, implication
=> tenor, strain
=> undertone, undercurrent
=> reference, denotation, extension
=> reference
=> connotation
Meronyms of noun reference
9 senses of reference
Sense 4
reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
=> book
HAS PART: signature
HAS PART: running head, running headline
=> publication
HAS PART: format
HAS PART: spread, spread head, spreadhead, facing pages
HAS PART: text, textual matter
HAS PART: word order
HAS PART: book
HAS PART: chapter
HAS PART: foreword, preface, prolusion
HAS PART: paragraph
HAS PART: passage
HAS PART: contents, table of contents
HAS PART: cartoon, sketch
HAS PART: artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter
=> work, piece of work
=> product, production
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 8
reference, source
=> publication
HAS PART: format
HAS PART: spread, spread head, spreadhead, facing pages
HAS PART: text, textual matter
HAS PART: word order
HAS PART: book
HAS PART: chapter
HAS PART: foreword, preface, prolusion
HAS PART: paragraph
HAS PART: passage
HAS PART: contents, table of contents
HAS PART: cartoon, sketch
HAS PART: artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter
=> work, piece of work
=> product, production
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun reference
Grep of noun reference
anatomical reference
character reference
coreference
cross-reference
date of reference
frame of reference
inertial reference frame
point of reference
preference
reference
reference book
reference frame
reference grid
reference manual
reference point
reference system
reference work
Antonyms of verb reference
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reference
1 sense of reference
Sense 1
reference, cite
=> write, compose, pen, indite
=> create verbally
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb reference
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reference
1 sense of reference
Sense 1
reference, cite
=> write, compose, pen, indite
'Cause To' of verb reference
Derived Forms of verb reference
1 sense of reference
Sense 1
reference, cite
RELATED TO>(noun) reference#8
=> reference, source
RELATED TO>(noun) reference#2
=> citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
Domain of verb reference
1 sense of reference
Sense 1
reference, cite
TOPIC>(noun) writing#1, authorship#1, composition#6, penning#1
Domain Terms of verb reference
Familiarity of verb reference
reference used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb reference
1 sense of reference
Sense 1
reference, cite
EX: Did he reference his major works over a short period of time?
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb reference
1 sense of reference
Sense 1
reference, cite
> write, compose, pen, indite
=> draw
=> lyric
=> write on, write of, write about
=> profile
=> paragraph
=> paragraph
=> write off
=> dash off, scratch off, knock off, toss off, fling off
=> rewrite
=> write copy
=> dramatize, dramatise, adopt
=> draft, outline
=> verse, versify, poetize, poetise
=> author
=> annotate, footnote
=> reference, cite
=> write out, write up
=> script
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb reference
Sense 1
reference, cite
=> write, compose, pen, indite
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Grep of verb reference
reference
Grep of adj reference
referenced
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