reference . ( Of the lat. )( referens, - entis , reference). 1. f. action and effect of referring (? refer). 2. f. narration or relationship of something. 3. f. relationship, unit, or likeness of something about something else. 4. f. Base or support of a comparison, a measurement or a relationship of another sort. Model, angle of reference. 5. f. In a letter, details of the place of He himself or another which refers to the reader. 6. f. commonly in the commercial office, report on probity, solvency or other qualities of third gives a person to another. U m. in pl. 7. f. news or information about someone or something. Have some reference from a movie. 8. f. combination of signs that identify an object, especially a commercial product. The reference appears in the label. with, or in, reference . 1. locs. prepos. approaches of. de reference . 1. loc. adj. said of the shareholders or members of a society who have a leading role in a Government or management. by reference , , or by reference s. 1. locs. income. Indirectly. I know its contents only by references. ? V. point of reference