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De - Pt| English Dictionary: 'reference' | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for 'reference' | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Reference \Ref"er*ence\ (r?f"?r-ens), n. [See {Refer}.] 1. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for quidance. 2. That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book. 3. Relation; regard; respect. Something that hath a reference to my state. --Shak. 4. One who, or that which, is referred to. Specifically; (a) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another. (b) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred. 5. (Law) (a) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision. (b) (Equity) The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court. 6. Appeal. [R.] [bd]Make your full reference.[b8] --Shak. {Reference Bible}, a Bible in which brief explanations, and references to parallel passages, are printed in the margin of the text. | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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reference {pointer} | |
