la
feminine
/refeˈɾenθja/
#2504 of 5,000 Core 5000
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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