Synonym: acknowledgment, book of facts, character, character reference, citation, cite, consultation, credit, denotation, extension, mention, point of reference, quotation, reference book, reference point, reference work, source. Similar words: preference, conference, difference, make a difference, refer, different, interfere, inherent. Meaning: ['refrəns] 
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; the class of objects that an expression refers to 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. v. refer to.
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; the class of objects that an expression refers to 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. v. refer to. 
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121. You will be allocated a unique reference number.
122. He liked the reference to the classical tradition.
123. Such cases could be met by adopting for civil cases a procedure similar to the Attorney-General's reference in criminal proceedings.
124. His book includes a deprecating reference to Reagan's economic policy.
125. The modelling of these moors - a reference to the family crest - repays study.
126. Indeed,(www.Sentencedict.com) it is only in such cases that reference to Hansard is likely to be of any assistance to the courts.
127. A small collection of reference books is a most valuable asset on any farm.
128. Materials in the center are organized into three distinct categories: reference, child-use, and staff development.
129. The teacher, Hett, had applied for a job at another school and had listed the superintendent as a reference.
130. Steele v. Williams and Hooper v. Exeter Corporation were cited in argument, but no reference to them appears in the judgments.
131. If not, the reference to the terms should at least draw attention to the fact that the terms contain exclusion clauses.
132. They're blundering about like a ship in the fog, with no terms of reference to steer by.
133. There is no reference that the repentant adulteress in the New Testament was actually Mary.
134. Costs Our charges are calculated by reference to an hourly rate.
135. A later reference of 1498 describes Fromebridge as corn[sentencedict.com], malt and fulling mills.
136. If you think a reference is being made to the Bible, you can use a concordance to the Bible.
137. He made no direct reference to the disturbances in April against the government's economic policies.
138. Will the court prevent an appointing authority from making an appointment because one of the parties objects to the reference proceeding?
139. Discusses the conflicting arguments for and against sustainable development, with particular reference to architecture.
140. Video showing rapid and intensive change, for example, will need frequent reference frames to maintain an intelligible motion sequence.
141. There are many important questions which emerge in relation to comparative study which employs place or locality as the frame of reference and explanation.
142. Use of a new batch of reagents or reference standards that have been improperly made can cause this.
143. Finally, apart from one small reference, the analysis never examines the relationship between collective protest and internal war.
144. He would simply dash off a note that made no reference to the incident and forget the whole thing.
145. The accountants' contract with the parties was to assess damages claimed in the terms of reference.
146. In the case of other stocks, cost is ascertained by reference to purchase price plus duty where appropriate.
147. Any reference to payment of rent by banker's order or credit transfer should be vigorously contested.
148. When describing the person in question, a reference to physical appearance is often made showing that physical appearance is very important.
149. But if the damages are calculated without reference to income tax that will not be so.
150. The next morning he presented himself in court to give evidence, and a character reference, on McLaren's behalf.
More similar words: preference, conference, difference, make a difference, refer, different, interfere, inherent, currency, interfere in, interfere with, hence, fence, commence, essence, sequence, science, sentence, evidence, experience, residence, consequence, abstinence, experienced, in consequence, convenience, acquiescence, commencement, independence, here and there.