1. (n.) The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

2. (n.) That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.

3. (n.) Relation; regard; respect.

4. (n.) One who, or that which, is referred to.

5. (n.) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another.

6. (n.) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred.

7. (n.) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.

8. (n.) The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court.

9. (n.) Appeal.

acknowledgment advocacy advocating advocation affective meaning allusion angle appeal to applicability application appositeness aspect bearing by-line case certificate of character certification character character reference citation coloring concern concernment confession configuration connection connotation consequence credential credentials credit line cross reference cross-refer cross-reference demonstration denotation diacritical mark direct attention to direction drift effect eidolon end stop endorsement essence example exemplification extension facet fashion feature figure force form germaneness gestalt gist grammatical meaning guise hint idea illustration image imago impact implication import impression indication innuendo insinuation instance intension interest intimation invoke item letter of introduction lexical meaning light likeness lineaments literal meaning look make a cross-reference make reference to manner materiality meaning mention naming notation note notification overtone particular patronage pertinence phase phasis pith point practical consequence punctuation punctuation marks purport quotation range of meaning real meaning recommend recommendation refer to reference mark referent referral regard relatedness relation relevance remark respect scope seeming semantic cluster semantic field semblance sense shape side signature significance signification significatum signifie simulacrum slant span of meaning specification spirit stop structural meaning style substance sum sum and substance symbolic meaning tenor testimonial tittle total effect totality of associations trademark transferred meaning tribute twist unadorned meaning undertone value view viewpoint voucher wise