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reference - the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" |
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denotation,
extension |
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meaning,
substance the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
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reference - the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes" |
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meaning,
substance the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
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reference - a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation" |
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source |
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publication the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
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reference - the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" |
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consultation |
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action something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
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reference - refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work" |
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cite |
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compose,
indite,
pen,
write put together out of existing material; "compile a list"
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authorship,
composition,
penning,
writing the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
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