1. mention, reference

a remark that calls attention to something or someone

Example Sentences:
'she made frequent mention of her promotion'
'there was no mention of it'
'the speaker made several references to his wife'

• mention

2. acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Example Sentences:
'the student's essay failed to list several important citations'
'the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book'
'the article includes mention of similar clinical cases'

• acknowledgment
• citation
• cite
• credit
• mention
• quotation

3. point of reference, reference, reference point

an indicator that orients you generally

Example Sentences:
'it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved'

• point of reference
• reference point

4. book of facts, reference, reference book, reference work

a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

Example Sentences:
'he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic'

• book of facts
• reference book
• reference work

5. character, character reference, reference

a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

Example Sentences:
'requests for character references are all too often answered evasively'

• character
• character reference

6. denotation, extension, reference

the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

Example Sentences:
'the extension of satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos'

• denotation
• extension

7. consultation, reference

the act of referring or consulting

Example Sentences:
'reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer'

• consultation

8. reference, source

a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

Example Sentences:
'he carried an armful of references back to his desk'
'he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation'

• source

9. address, computer address, reference

(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

• address
• computer address

10. reference

the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

Example Sentences:
'he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes'

11. cite, reference

refer to

Example Sentences:
'he referenced his colleagues' work'

• cite