Definition of reference

• n. - The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
• n. - That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
• n. - Relation; regard; respect.
• n. - One who, or that which, is referred to.
• n. - One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another.
• n. - A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred.
• n. - The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.
• 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.
• n. - Appeal.