Reference1. (n.) The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
2. (n.) That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
3. (n.) Relation; regard; respect.
4. (n.) One who, or that which, is referred to.
5. (n.) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another.
6. (n.) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred.
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.) Appeal.
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