n.
1.a remark that calls attention to something or someone
2.a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
3.an indicator that orients you generally
4.a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
5.a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
6.the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
7.the act of referring or consulting
8.a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
9.the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to reference v.
1.refer to
Idiom of the Day
in remission
a disease that seems to be getting better
The cancer of my neighbor's mother has been in remission for several months now.
