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la

feminine

/refeˈɾenθja/

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Translation

reference

Word origin

From Latin referre ('to carry back, refer'), from re ('back') plus ferre ('to carry'). The same root gives English 'refer' and 'reference'.

Origin
Latin
Root
referre
English cognates
reference, refer

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralreferencias

Examples

incluye .

The report includes several references to recent studies.

¿ ?

Do you have any references from previous jobs?

.

Use this map as a reference to get to the house.

.

The teacher asked for a clear reference for each source.

sector.

His name is an important reference in the sector.

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This word is part of lesson 51.