Main entry: reference, consultation
Definition: the act of referring or consulting
Usage: reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer
Main entry: denotation, reference, extension
Definition: the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
Usage: the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos
Main entry: reference
Definition: the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
Usage: he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes
Main entry: address, computer address, reference
Definition: (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
Main entry: book of facts, reference, reference book, reference work
Definition: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
Usage: he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic
Main entry: character, character reference, reference
Definition: a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
Usage: requests for character references are all too often answered evasively
Main entry: mention, quotation, reference, citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit
Definition: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
Usage: 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
Main entry: mention, reference
Definition: a remark that calls attention to something or someone
Usage: she made frequent mention of her promotion; there was no mention of it; the speaker made several references to his wife
Main entry: point of reference, reference, reference point
Definition: an indicator that orients you generally
Usage: it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved
Definition: a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
Usage: he carried an armful of references back to his desk; he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation
Definition: refer to
Usage: he referenced his colleagues' work