HyperDic is a hyper-dictionary based on WordNet 2.1. This version links 147,249 word forms.
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| NOUN | 1 | reference, mention | A remark that calls attention to something or someone |
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| 2 | reference, citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, mention, quotation | A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | |
| 3 | reference, reference point, point of reference | An indicator that orients you generally | |
| 4 | reference, reference book, reference work, book of facts | A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | |
| 5 | reference, character, character reference | A formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | |
| 6 | reference, denotation, extension | The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression | |
| 7 | reference, consultation | The act of referring or consulting | |
| 8 | reference, source | A publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to | |
| 9 | reference | The relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to | |
| VERB | 1 | reference, cite | Refer to |
| Sounds | reh'ferahns; reh'frahns |
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| Rhymes | abeyance, abhorrence, absence, and 264 more rhymes in ahns... |
| Meaning | A remark that calls attention to something or someone. |
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| Examples | "the speaker made several references to his wife" |
| Synonyms | mention |
| Broader | remark, comment |
| Narrower | allusion; retrospection; name-dropping |
| Verbs | refer |
| Meaning | A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage. |
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| Synonyms | citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, mention, quotation |
| Broader | note, annotation, notation |
| Narrower | photo credit; cross-reference, cross-index |
| Verbs | reference |
| Meaning | An indicator that orients you generally. |
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| Examples | "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" |
| Synonyms | reference point, point of reference |
| Broader | indicator |
| Narrower | benchmark, bench mark; landmark; lubber's line, lubber line, lubber's mark, lubber's point; standard, criterion, measure, touchstone; target, mark; white line; buoy |
| Meaning | A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts. |
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| Examples | "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" |
| Synonyms | reference book, reference work, book of facts |
| Broader | book |
| Narrower | 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 |
| Verbs | refer |
| Meaning | A formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability. |
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| Examples | "requests for character references are all to often answered evasively" |
| Synonyms | character, character reference |
| Broader | recommendation, testimonial, good word |
| Meaning | The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression. The class of objects that an expression refers to. |
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| Synonyms | denotation, extension |
| Broader | meaning, substance |
| Adjectives | referent; referent |
| Verbs | refer; refer |
| Meaning | The act of referring or consulting. |
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| Examples | "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" |
| Synonyms | consultation |
| Broader | action |
| Verbs | refer |
| Meaning | A publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to. |
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| Examples | "he carried an armful of references back to his desk" |
| Synonyms | source |
| Broader | publication |
| Verbs | reference; refer |
| Meaning | The relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to. |
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| Examples | "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes" |
| Broader | meaning, substance |
| Adjectives | referential; referential |
| Verbs | refer; refer |
| Meaning | Refer to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | Did he reference his major works over a short period of time? |
| Examples | "he referenced his colleagues' work" |
| Synonyms | cite |
| Category | writing, authorship, composition, penning |
| Broader | write, compose, pen, indite |
| Nouns | reference; reference |
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