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reference

Words that tell you where to find something.

Meanings of «reference»

1 · noun

words that tell you where to find something

The report includes a reference to the original study.

2 · noun

a person or letter that recommends someone for a job

My teacher agreed to be a reference for my job application.

Similar: recommendationreferraltestimonial

Translation

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«reference» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
DE Deutsch
ES Español
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FR Français
HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

words that point to or come from a source
referencea note that points to where information can be foundCheck the references at the end of the book.
citationformala formal reference that names the exact sourceAdd a citation for each fact in your paper.
quotationthe exact words taken from a book or a personThe speech began with a quotation from a famous poem.

Word family

refer B1 · verbreference B1 · nounreferral C1 · noun