Definition of reference

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Reference (n.) The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance..

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Syndic :: Syndetical (a.) Connecting; conjunctive; as, syndetic words or connectives; syndetic references in a dictionary..
Conjugate :: Conjugate (a.) Presenting themselves simultaneously and having reciprocal properties; -- frequently used in pure and applied mathematics with reference to two quantities, points, lines, axes, curves, etc..
Forgive :: Forgive (v. t.) To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of (an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon; -- said in reference to the act forgiven.
Cispadane :: Cispadane (a.) On the hither side of the river Po with reference to Rome; that is, on the south side..
Selfishness :: Selfishness (n.) The quality or state of being selfish; exclusive regard to one's own interest or happiness; that supreme self-love or self-preference which leads a person to direct his purposes to the advancement of his own interest, power, or happiness, without regarding those of others..
Elect :: Elect (a.) Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
Hoppestere :: Hoppestere (a.) An unexplained epithet used by Chaucer in reference to ships. By some it is defined as dancing (on the wave); by others as opposing, warlike..
Abscissa :: Abscissa (n.) One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coordinate axes..
Direction :: Direction (n.) The pointing of a piece with reference to an imaginary vertical axis; -- distinguished from elevation. The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object.
Allude :: Allude (v. i.) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction..
Mineralogically :: Mineralogically (adv.) According to the principles of, or with reference to, mineralogy..
Stibiconite :: Stibic (a.) Antimonic; -- used with reference to certain compounds of antimony.
File :: File (n.) An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence or classified for preservation and reference; as, files of letters or of newspapers; this mail brings English files to the 15th instant..
Gestic :: Gestic (a.) Relating to bodily motion; consisting of gestures; -- said especially with reference to dancing.
Preemption :: Preemption (n.) The right of an actual settler upon public lands (particularly those of the United States) to purchase a certain portion at a fixed price in preference to all other applicants.
Renter :: Renter (v. t.) To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry..
In :: In (prep.) With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God..
Purveyance :: Purveyance (n.) A providing necessaries for the sovereign by buying them at an appraised value in preference to all others, and oven without the owner's consent. This was formerly a royal prerogative, but has long been abolished..
Solicit :: Solicit (v. t.) To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
Clavellated :: Clavellated (a.) Said of potash, probably in reference to its having been obtained from billets of wood by burning..
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