Ref.

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ref"

English

Noun

Ref.

  1. (law) Abbreviation of refining.
  2. (law) Abbreviation of referee. (title)

Usage notes

This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in legal citation. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations", Table T6, p. 430-431; "Judges and Officials", Table T11, p. 443.

Adjective

Ref. (not comparable)

  1. (Christianity) Abbreviation of Reformed.
    Coordinate term: Luth.

Anagrams

German

Noun

Ref. m (strong, genitive Ref., plural Ref.)

  1. Abbreviation of Referent.

Declension

Declension of Ref.
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ref. die Ref.
genitive eines des Ref. der Ref.
dative einem dem Ref. den Ref.
accusative einen den Ref. die Ref.

Noun

Ref. f (genitive Ref., plural Ref.)

  1. Abbreviation of Referentin.
  2. Abbreviation of Referenz.

Declension

Declension of Ref.
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Ref. die Ref.
genitive einer der Ref. der Ref.
dative einer der Ref. den Ref.
accusative eine die Ref. die Ref.

Further reading

  • “Ref.” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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