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(1):

(n.) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred.

(2):

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

(3):

(n.) Relation; regard; respect.

(4):

(n.) Appeal.

(5):

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

(6):

(n.) That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.

(7):

(n.) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.

(8):

(n.) The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court.

(9):

(n.) One who, or that which, is referred to.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Reference'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/reference.html. 1828.
 
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