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reference

/ˈɹɛf.(ə.)ɹəns/ noun B2
  1. A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A person who provides this information; a referee. (US, countable, uncountable)
  4. A reference work. (countable, uncountable) · reference grammar· Reference Dictionary of Linguistics
  5. The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision. (countable, uncountable)
  6. A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object. (countable, uncountable)
  7. A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text. (countable, literary, uncountable)
  8. A previously published written work thus indicated; a source. (countable, literary, uncountable)

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‘Madame,’ said the president, ‘may reference be made to the Count of Monte Cristo, who is now, I believe, in Paris?’
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 876 · C1
This man’s reference is to a book.
The Valley of Fear, p. 5 · C1
“I may remind you,” Holmes continued, “that the professor’s salary can be ascertained in several trustworthy books of reference.
The Valley of Fear, p. 14 · C1
It is clearly a reference to the words in a page of some book.
The Valley of Fear, p. 3 · C1

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