The word reference is derived from Middle English referren, from Middle French référer, from Latin referre, "to carry back", formed from the prefix re - and ferre ...
ref·er·ence (r f r-ns, r f r ns) n. 1. An act of referring: filed away the article for future reference. 2. a. Significance in a specified context: Her speeches ...
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Reference is a relation that obtains between expressions and what speakers use expressions to talk about. When I assert ‘George W. Bush is a Republican’, I use ...
Definition of REFERENCE. 1: the act of referring or consulting . 2: a bearing on a matter : relation <in reference to your recent letter> 3: something that refers: as ...
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