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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

参考

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Sankō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reference/ˈrɛf.ɹəns/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #350 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"レポートの最後に参考文献リストを含めてください。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of mentioning or alluding to something.

    "In her thesis, she made several references to previous studies."
  2. 2

    A source of information or a citation.

    "Please include a reference list at the end of your report."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English term 'referren', originating from Latin 'referre' (to bring back, carry back, refer), composed of 're-' (back) and 'ferre' (to bear, carry). Over centuries, the noun evolved to denote the action of directing attention to something, a relation or connection, and specifically a source of information or recommendation.

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