reference - Meaning in Konkani

reference - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of reference in English

reference noun

1. the act of referring or consulting

   Example

   • "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"
2. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

   Example

   • "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"
3. the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

   Example

   • "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"
4. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
5. a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

   Example

   • "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
6. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

   Example

   • "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"
7. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

   Examples

   • "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"
   • "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
   • "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"
8. a remark that calls attention to something or someone

   Examples

   • "she made frequent mention of her promotion"
   • "the speaker made several references to his wife"
   • "there was no mention of it"
9. an indicator that orients you generally

   Example

   • "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"
10. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

    Examples

    • "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"
    • "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"

reference verb

1. refer to

   Example

   • "he referenced his colleagues' work"

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