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    [Noun]  | "ref*er*ence" | \ ˈre-fərn(t)s \


    1: the act of referring or consulting

    2: a bearing on a matter : relation

    3: something that refers: such as

    Origin: 1579 ;

    [Noun]  | "reference mark" 


    1: a conventional mark (such as, †, or ‡) placed in written or printed text to direct the reader's attention especially to a footnote

    Origin: 1856 ;

    [Noun]  | "reference library" 


    1: a collection of books often about a particular subject

    2: a library that lets people use books on the premises but does not allow books to be taken out

    [Noun]  | "reference point" 


    1: something that is used to judge or understand something else

    [Noun]  | "cross-ref*er*ence" | \ ˈkrȯs-ˈre-fərn(t)s \


    1: a notation or direction at one place (as in a book or filing system) to pertinent information at another place

    Origin: 1834 ;

    [Noun]  | "self-ref*er*ence" | \ ˌself-ˈre-f(ə-)rən(t)s \


    1: the act or an instance of referring or alluding to oneself or itself; specifically : reference or allusion by a literary or artistic work to the mental attitudes and creative processes that brought it into existence

    Origin: 1818 ;

    [Adjective]  | "reference" 


    1: used or usable for reference; especially : constituting a standard for measuring or constructing

    Origin: 1730 ;

    [Verb]  | "reference" 


    1: to supply with references

    2: to cite in or as a reference

    3: to put in a form (such as a table) adapted to easy reference

    Origin: 1876 ;

    [Verb]  | "cross-reference" 


    1: to supply with cross-references

    2: to research, verify, or organize by means of cross-references

    Origin: 1902 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "frame of reference" 


    1: an arbitrary set of axes with reference to which the position or motion of something is described or physical laws are formulated

    2: a set of ideas, conditions, or assumptions that determine how something will be approached, perceived, or understood

    Origin: 1895 ;

    [Verb]  | "reference" 


    1: as in source;


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    [Noun]  | "reference" 


    1: something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information;


      * e.g., " ... the author's argument is interesting, but the lack of references makes me wonder if it can be proven "



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    2: relation to or concern with something specified;


      * e.g., " ... this reply is in reference to your last question "



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    [Noun]  | "cross-reference" 


    1: a notation in a book (such as a dictionary) that tells you where to look for more information;


      * e.g., " ... The almanac includes cross-references to a map and timeline for each country. "



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    [Phrase]  | "frame of reference" 


    1: a way of looking at or thinking about something;


      * e.g., " ... Her frame of reference shifted as she moved through new walks of life. "



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    [Phrase]  | "frames of reference" 


    1: a way of looking at or thinking about something;


      * e.g., " ... Her frame of reference shifted as she moved through new walks of life. "



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     [ "A Reference" ]

    1: A reference is like, Say you're having a conversation and you make a joke about like santa claus

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: 'Haha *A Reference to dnf' 

     [ "A Reference" ]

    2: That's referencing santa

      * e.g.,  ... Person 2: 'SHUT THE FUCK UP OR I SWEAR TO SATAN I WILL PUNT YOU TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET' 

     [ "Reference" ]

    1: When someone says something relatable or relevant and you wanna “reference” it.

      * e.g.,  ... Person A: That party sucked! Person B: Reference 

     [ "referer" ]

    1: A misspelling of referrer used in internet lingo deliberately.

      * e.g.,  ... Of the sites that link to us, the most popular REFERER is acpizza.livejournal.com, but thats probably because they've been running asswipe again. 

     [ "referer" ]

    2: It came about because when one web page links (or refers) to another, it tells the second web page who the REFERer was.

     [ "refer" ]

    1: REFER:

      * e.g.,  ... Bart the bone-head keeps his reefer in the refer. 

     [ "refer" ]

    2: An abbreviated term used to identify the common-place, everyday, plain old "refrigerator".

     [ "refer" ]

    1: v.

      * e.g.,  ... Steve: "That guy is a referhead." 

     [ "refer" ]

    2:  to direct to a source

      * e.g.,  ... Joe: "That would mean he directs people to other sources you dufus. He is a reefer-head. 

     [ "refer" ]

    3:  Often the misspelled form of "reefer" in online chats.

     [ "Reference" ]

    1: When an individual makes an attempt to hipe up there linguistic intelligence around others to camouflage the fact that they haven't a breeze what there talking about.

      * e.g.,  ... Reference the hole in your trousers.. 

     [ "Reference" ]

    2: Also when an attempt is made to point out the blatantly obvious. Like a jackass highlighting a paragraph right in front of the person reading it.

      * e.g.,  ... Reference your late back break time.. 

     [ "Reference" ]

    1: ctrl+c ctrl+v

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1 : Hey! Can I borrow your homework? 

     [ "Reference" ]

    1: Oh, so you got the reference. Somebody must have explained it to you.

      * e.g.,  ... Hym "I am glad you got the reference. I'm unhappy that I have to sit here and pretend that I wasn't right all along. They're doing the thing I said they were doing. 

     [ "A Jojo reference" ]

    1: A reference to Hirohiko Araki's long running manga (and anime) series Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Usually pertaining to things simular to or referencing Jojo's Bizarre Adventure themes such as floating or exploding Kanji, posing that covers the face and aesthetic of both the show and manga.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey Bob was posing at the business meeting today with his hands and hips. Was that his arthritis or a jojo reference? 

     [ "JoJo reference" ]

    1: Increasingly used on the internet, the phrase "Is that a JoJo reference?!" refers to the anime JoJo's Bizzare Adventure. Since the anime is used in a lot of memes, when people spot something related to JoJo in a meme they tend to ask if it is a JoJo reference.

      * e.g.,  ... MEME: -Is a "to be continued meme", or says the word "NANI?!"- 

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