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Reference

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

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Action 76% connected

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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Annotation 76% connected

A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.

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Book 76% connected

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing c…

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Code 76% connected

A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a comp…

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Comment 76% connected

To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to expla…

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Compose 76% connected

To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.

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Indicator 76% connected

One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car.

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Indite 76% connected

To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.

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Meaning 76% connected

of Mean

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Notation 76% connected

The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.

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Note 76% connected

To butt; to push with the horns.

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Pen 76% connected

A feather.

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Publication 76% connected

The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulg…

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Recommendation 76% connected

The act of recommending.

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Remark 76% connected

To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out.

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Substance 76% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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Testimonial 76% connected

A writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character, good conduct, ability, etc., or of the value of a thing.

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Write 76% connected

To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the charact…

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Narrower term 23

Allusion 76% connected

A figurative or symbolical reference.

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Annual 76% connected

Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.

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Argument 76% connected

Proof; evidence.

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Atlas 76% connected

One who sustains a great burden.

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Benchmark 76% connected

A comparison point used to judge performance.

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Buoy 76% connected

A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, sh…

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Cookbook 76% connected

A book of directions and receipts for cooking; a cookery book.

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Cyclopaedia 76% connected

The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. Hence, a wo…

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Cyclopedia 76% connected

Alt. of Cyclopaedia

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Directory 76% connected

Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.

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Enchiridion 76% connected

Handbook; a manual of devotions.

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Encyclopaedia 76% connected

The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of sci…

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Encyclopedia 76% connected

Alt. of Encyclopaedia

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Handbook 76% connected

A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual; a guidebook.

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Landmark 76% connected

A mark to designate the boundary of land; any , mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of…

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Mark 76% connected

A license of reprisals. See Marque.

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Parameter 76% connected

A term applied to some characteristic magnitude whose value, invariable as long as one and the same function, curve, surface, etc., is considered, se…

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Retrospection 76% connected

The act, or the faculty, of looking back on things past.

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Target 76% connected

A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.

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Vade mecum 76% connected

A book or other thing that a person carries with him as a constant companion; a manual; a handbook.

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Wordbook 76% connected

A collection of words; a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.

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Yearbook 76% connected

A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference book; as, the Congrega…

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Yearly 76% connected

Happening, accruing, or coming every year; annual; as, a yearly income; a yearly feast.

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Derivationally related 14

Citation 74% connected

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

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Citation 74% connected

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

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Cite 74% connected

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.

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Cite 74% connected

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.

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Consult 74% connected

To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.

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Consult 74% connected

To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.

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Denote 74% connected

To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the…

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Denote 74% connected

To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the…

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Quotation 74% connected

The act of quoting or citing.

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Quotation 74% connected

The act of quoting or citing.

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Refer 74% connected

To carry or send back.

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Refer 74% connected

To carry or send back.

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Referential 74% connected

Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use.

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Referential 74% connected

Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use.

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Synonym 12

Acknowledgment 92% connected

The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

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Address 92% connected

To aim; to direct.

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Character 92% connected

A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.

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Citation 92% connected

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

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Cite 92% connected

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.

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Consultation 92% connected

The act of consulting or conferring; deliberation of two or more persons on some matter, with a view to a decision.

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Credit 92% connected

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.

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Denotation 92% connected

The marking off or separation of anything.

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Extension 92% connected

The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expa…

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Mention 92% connected

A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

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Quotation 92% connected

The act of quoting or citing.

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Source 92% connected

The act of rising; a rise; an ascent.

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