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/rˈɛfərəns/ /rˈɛfrəns/ Listen

noun

Reference n.

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. "Something that hath a reference to my state."

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.

(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.

Appeal. (R.) "Make your full reference."

Reference Bible, a Bible in which brief explanations, and references to parallel passages, are printed in the margin of the text.

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