Definition of reference

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Reference (n.) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another..

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Henotheism :: Henotheism (n.) Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest..
Canvass :: Canvass (n.) To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote..
Weal-balanced :: Weal-balanced (a.) Balanced or considered with reference to public weal.
Handbook :: Handbook (n.) A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual; a guidebook..
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..
Metaphysics :: Metaphysics (n.) The science of real as distinguished from phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as distinguished from the science of determined or concrete being; the science of the conceptions and relations which are necessarily implied as true of every kind of being; phylosophy in general; first principles, or the science of first principles..
Preferably :: Preferably (adv.) In preference; by choice.
Choice :: Choice (superl.) Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen..
Magnitude :: Magnitude (n.) Greatness, in reference to influence or effect; importance; as, an affair of magnitude..
Invective :: Invective (n.) An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; -- followed by against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as an invective against tyranny..
Blasphemy :: Blasphemy (n.) An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity..
Vote :: Vote (v. i.) To express or signify the mind, will, or preference, either viva voce, or by ballot, or by other authorized means, as in electing persons to office, in passing laws, regulations, etc., or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an interest with others..
Erect :: Erect (a.) Standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached..
Rail :: Rail (n.) A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc..
Footnote :: Footnote (n.) A note of reference or comment at the foot of a page.
Geocentrical :: Geocentrical (a.) Having reference to the earth as center; in relation to or seen from the earth, -- usually opposed to heliocentric, as seen from the sun; as, the geocentric longitude or latitude of a planet..
Syndic :: Syndetical (a.) Connecting; conjunctive; as, syndetic words or connectives; syndetic references in a dictionary..
Concern :: Concern (v. t.) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
Refer :: Refer (v. i.) To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote..
Physiognomy :: Physiognomy (n.) The general appearance or aspect of a thing, without reference to its scientific characteristics; as, the physiognomy of a plant, or of a meteor..
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