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Definition of Reference
Reference

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.

Relation; regard; respect.

One who, or that which, is referred to.

One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another.

A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred.

The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.

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.

Appeal.

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Reference Quotations

If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.
Winston Churchill

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.
Aristotle

No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point.
Jean-Paul Sartre

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.
Fanny Brice

Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.
Karl Von Clausewitz

Reference Translations

reference in Afrikaans is verwysing
reference in Dutch is referentie, verwijzing
reference in German is Verweis, Hinweis, Bezug, Bezugnahme
reference in Italian is biasimo, riferimento, raccomandazione, riferimento
reference in Spanish is referencia, remision, reprimenda
reference in Swedish is avseende, referens


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