[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

reference \ref"erence\ r?f"?r-ens, n. see refer.
   1. the act of referring, or the state of being referred; as,
      reference to a chart for guidance.
      1913 webster

   2. that which refers to something; a specific direction of
      the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
      1913 webster

   3. relation; regard; respect.
      1913 webster

            something that hath a reference to my state. --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. one who, or that which, is referred to. specifically;
      a one of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity,
          capacity, and the like, of another.
      b a work, or a passage in a work, to which one is
          referred.
          1913 webster

   5. law
      a the act of submitting a matter in dispute to the
          judgment of one or more persons for decision.
      b equity 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.
          1913 webster

   6. appeal. r. "make your full reference." --shak.
      1913 webster

   reference bible, a bible in which brief explanations, and
      references to parallel passages, are printed in the margin
      of the text.
      1913 webster
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