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Term: reference

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "reference": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

reference

Definitions

Noun

  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. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
  10. The relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

Verb

  1. Refer to

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "reference".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 reference 3 67
2 references 4 16
3 preference 3 9
4 preferences 4 7
5 cross-reference 4 0
6 preferenced 3 0
7 referenced 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "reference".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 response 2 77
2 ordinance 3 9
3 preference 3 9
4 reliance 3 7
5 fragrance 2 6
6 reverence 3 5
7 brilliance 2 4
8 radiance 3 3
9 irreverence 4 2
10 recurrence 3 1
11 prescience 3 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "reference".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 interference 4 45
2 references 4 16
3 preference 3 9
4 preferences 4 7
5 inference 3 7
6 reverence 3 5
7 deference 3 5
8 emergence 3 3
9 irreverence 4 2
10 transference 3 2
11 referee 3 1
12 referenced 3 0
13 preferenced 3 0
14 ference 2 0
15 referees 3 0
16 referencing 4 0
17 reemergence 4 0
18 ferenc 2 0
19 referenda 4 0
20 referee's 3 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "reference" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 reference to 1 6
2 reference nutrient 3 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "reference" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 in reference 1 3
2 a reference 1 3
3 the reference 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "reference" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 used 1 2
2 verses 2 2
3 times 1 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "reference".

# Word Syllables Freq

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Term

Definitions: 11

Fragments: 7

Sound Alikes: 11

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 2

Words that Precede: 3

Statistically Associated: 3

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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