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We found 56 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word reference:
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 General (31 matching dictionaries)
- reference: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- reference: Collins English Dictionary [home, info]
- reference: Vocabulary.com [home, info]
- reference, reference: Macmillan Dictionary [home, info]
- reference: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- Reference, reference: Wordnik [home, info]
- reference: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary [home, info]
- Reference: Wiktionary [home, info]
- reference: Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
- reference: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- reference: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- reference: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- reference: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- reference: Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- reference: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- reference: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- Reference (C++), Reference (C++ type), Reference (C Plus Plus), Reference (computer science), Reference (disambiguation), Reference (programming), Reference (work), Reference: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- Reference: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- reference: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- reference: Rhymezone [home, info]
- reference: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- reference: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- reference: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference, Reference: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words [home, info]
- reference: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- reference: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- reference: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- reference: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
- reference: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations [home, info]
Art (7 matching dictionaries)
- reference: Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names [home, info]
- reference: Philosophy of Mind [home, info]
- reference: The Organon: A Conceptually Indexed Dictionary (by Genus and Differentia) [home, info]
- reference: Linguistic Glossary [home, info]
- reference: Literary Criticism [home, info]
- Reference: Lexicon of Linguistics [home, info]
- reference: ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science [home, info]
Business (6 matching dictionaries)
- Reference: MoneyGlossary.com [home, info]
- Reference: THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM [home, info]
- reference: Glossary of Legal Terms [home, info]
- REFERENCE: Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition [home, info]
- Reference (work), reference: Legal dictionary [home, info]
- reference: BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]
Computing (3 matching dictionaries)
- reference: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing [home, info]
- Reference: Game Dictionary [home, info]
- Reference (computer science), reference: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
- reference: online medical dictionary [home, info]
- Reference: Hepatitis C Information Central [home, info]
- reference: Medical dictionary [home, info]
Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)
- reference: Sound-Alike Words [home, info]
- reference: Idioms [home, info]
- reference: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [home, info]
Science (2 matching dictionaries)
- reference: Botanical Terms [home, info]
- reference: FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy [home, info]
Tech (1 matching dictionary)
- Reference: Dictionary for Avionics [home, info]
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Quick definitions from Macmillan ()
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Quick definitions from WordNet (reference)
▸ noun: the act of referring or consulting ( "Reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer")
▸ noun: the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to ( "He carried an armful of references back to his desk")
▸ noun: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts ( "He contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic")
▸ noun: a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability ( "Requests for character references are all to often answered evasively")
▸ noun: a remark that calls attention to something or someone ( "The speaker made several references to his wife")
▸ noun: an indicator that orients you generally ( "It is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved")
▸ noun: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
▸ verb: refer to ( "He referenced his colleagues' work")
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