référence

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See also: reference and référencé

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From référer +‎ -ence.

Noun

référence f (plural références)

  1. reference
  2. (figuratively) gold standard
    la référence absolue en matière de …the gold standard of…
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Danish: reference
  • German: Referenz
  • Swedish: referens
  • Turkish: referans

Etymology 2

Verb

référence

  1. inflection of référencer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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