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Definition of reference verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reference

verb
 
/ˈrefrəns/
 
/ˈrefrəns/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reference
 
/ˈrefrəns/
 
/ˈrefrəns/
he / she / it references
 
/ˈrefrənsɪz/
 
/ˈrefrənsɪz/
past simple referenced
 
/ˈrefrənst/
 
/ˈrefrənst/
past participle referenced
 
/ˈrefrənst/
 
/ˈrefrənst/
-ing form referencing
 
/ˈrefrənsɪŋ/
 
/ˈrefrənsɪŋ/
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  1. reference something to refer to something; to provide a book, etc. with references
    • Each chapter is referenced, citing literature up to 2018.
    see also cross-reference
See reference in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee reference in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
previously
adverb
 
 
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