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reference
noun [C or U] (MENTION) /ˈref.ər.əns/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
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B2 a mention of something: Knowing what had happened, I avoided making any reference to (= mentioning) weddings.formal I am writing with/in reference to (= in connection with) your letter of 15 March.Quoting and making references
(Definition of reference noun (MENTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Quoting & making references
Synonyms and related words:
- allusive adjective
- as for sb/sth idiom
- bandy sth about/around phrasal verb
- bring sth up phrasal verb (TALK)
- citation noun (EXAMPLE)
- come up phrasal verb (BE MENTIONED)
- direct speech noun
- drag verb (PULL)
- further adjective, adverb
- give /quote sth/sb chapter and verse idiom
- hark back to sth phrasal verb (BE SIMILAR)
- hark back to sth phrasal verb (REPEAT)
- passing noun (CONVERSATION)
- pursuant adjective
- quote verb (SAY)
- refer to sb/sth phrasal verb
- reference noun (IN A PIECE OF WRITING)
- said adjective
- undermentioned adjective
- unquote
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