REFERENCE Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word reference. (close relations)
Definition of REFERENCE
Best Alternative Words for REFERENCE
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mention | verbv | |||||||
noun • a remark that calls attention to something or someone • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • an official recognition of merit verb • make reference to • make mention of • commend | ||||||||
citation | nounn | |||||||
noun • thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948 • an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement • (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • a passage or expression that is quoted or cited • a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding | ||||||||
quotation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • a passage or expression that is quoted or cited • a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity • the practice of quoting from books or plays etc. | ||||||||
source | nounn | |||||||
noun • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • a document (or organization) from which information is obtained • anything that provides inspiration for later work • a facility where something is available • a person who supplies information • someone who originates or causes or initiates something • (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system • anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies • a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to verb • get (a product) from another country or business • specify the origin of | ||||||||
allusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • passing reference or indirect mention | ||||||||
notation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a technical system of symbols used to represent special things • a comment or instruction (usually added) • the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters | ||||||||
quote | nounn | |||||||
noun • a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else • a passage or expression that is quoted or cited verb • repeat a passage from • name the price of • refer to for illustration or proof • put quote marks around | ||||||||
cite | verbv | |||||||
noun • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage verb • make reference to • commend • refer to • repeat a passage from • refer to for illustration or proof • advance evidence for • call in an official matter, such as to attend court | ||||||||
acknowledgment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • a statement acknowledging something or someone | ||||||||
address | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored • the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with • the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience • the manner of speaking to another individual • a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described • written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location • the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball • the ability to do or say what is appropriate for the occasion verb • speak to • give a speech to • put an address on (an envelope) • direct a question at someone • address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question • greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name • access or locate by address • act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression • speak to someone • adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting | ||||||||
character | nounn | |||||||
noun • an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) • a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something • the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions • an actor's portrayal of someone in a play • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) • good repute • a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability • a written symbol that is used to represent speech • (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes verb • engrave or inscribe characters on | ||||||||
consultation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conference (usually with someone important) • a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question • the act of referring or consulting | ||||||||
credit | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • approval • money available for a client to borrow • an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items • used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise • arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services • recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work • an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments verb • give someone credit for something • ascribe an achievement to • enter as credit • have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of | ||||||||
denotation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of indicating or pointing out by name • the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to | ||||||||
extension | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt • act of expanding in scope; making more widely available • the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions • an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students • act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb • a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename • the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to • the ability to raise the working leg high in the air • amount or degree or range to which something extends • an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line • an addition to the length of something • an addition that extends a main building | ||||||||
book of facts | nounn | |||||||
noun • a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | ||||||||
character reference | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | ||||||||
computer address | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored | ||||||||
point of reference | nounn | |||||||
noun • an indicator that orients you generally | ||||||||
reference book | nounn | |||||||
noun • a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | ||||||||