Word

reference, n.
(references)
freq. cnt. 34

a remark that calls attention to something or someone
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8

mention reference

sample sentences

"she made frequent mention of her promotion"
"there was no mention of it"
"the speaker made several references to his wife"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

refer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mention mention

semantic pointers

hypernym

remark, comment, input

hyponym

allusion retrospection name-dropping

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

acknowledgment citation cite credit mention quotation reference

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reference

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mention

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cite cite cite cite

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acknowledge

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

credit

semantic pointers

hypernym

note, annotation, notation

hyponym

photo credit cross-reference, cross-index

a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

book of facts reference reference book reference work

sample sentences

"he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

refer

semantic pointers

hypernym

book

hyponym

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

an indicator that orients you generally
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

point of reference reference reference point

sample sentences

"it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"

semantic pointers

hypernym

indicator

hyponym

benchmark, bench mark landmark lubber's line, lubber line, lubber's mark, lubber's point target, mark white line buoy

a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

character character reference reference

sample sentences

"requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

characterise

semantic pointers

hypernym

recommendation, testimonial, good word

the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

denotation extension reference

sample sentences

"the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

referent refer refer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

denote

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

extensional

semantic pointers

hypernym

meaning, substance

the act of referring or consulting
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

consultation reference

sample sentences

"reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

refer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

consult

semantic pointers

hypernym

action

the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
<noun.cognition>

reference

sample sentences

"he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

referential refer refer

semantic pointers

hypernym

meaning, substance

(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 21

address computer address reference

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

address

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

computer science, computing

hypernym

code, computer code

hyponym

argument, parameter URL, uniform resource locator, universal resource locator

a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
<noun.communication>

reference source