to make (a) passing reference

  • 1reference — ref|er|ence1 [ ref(ə)rəns ] noun *** ▸ 1 mention of someone/something ▸ 2 looking for information ▸ 3 statement about you ▸ 4 phrase from book/poem ▸ 5 a mention in writing ▸ 6 number for finding something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount a… …

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  • 2reference — I UK [ˈref(ə)rəns] / US noun Word forms reference : singular reference plural references *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a comment that mentions someone or something reference to: The title is apparently a reference to the singer s brother. make… …

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  • 3reference — noun 1 (C, U) something you say or write that mentions another person or thing (+ to): There is no direct reference to her own childhood in the novel. | make reference to: Winston made no reference to what had happened. | a passing reference (to) …

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  • 4passing — pass|ing1 [ˈpa:sıŋ US ˈpæ ] n [U] 1.) the passing of time/the years the process of time going by ▪ Most of the old traditions have died out with the passing of time. ▪ The passing of the years had done nothing to improve his temper. 2.)… …

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  • 5reference — ref|er|ence1 W1S3 [ˈrefərəns] n 1.) [U and C] part of something you say or write in which you mention a person or thing reference to ▪ There is no direct reference to her own childhood in the novel. ▪ The article made no reference to previous… …

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  • 6Reference (computer science) — This article is about a general notion of reference in computing. For the more specific notion of reference used in C++, see Reference (C++). In computer science, a reference is a value that enables a program to indirectly access a particular… …

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  • 7reference — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mentioning sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ extensive ▪ brief, casual, passing ▪ occasional ▪ frequent, r …

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  • 8Message Passing Interface — MPI, the Message Passing Interface, is standardized and portable message passing system designed by a group of researchers from academia and industry to function on a wide variety of parallel computers. The standard defines the syntax and… …

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  • 9Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing — The Wikipedia Reference Desk covering the topic of computing. Computing #eee #f5f5f5 #eee #aaa #aaa #aaa #00f #36b #000 #00f computing Wikipedia:Reference de …

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  • 10Zack and Miri Make a Porno — U.S. theatrical release poster Directed by Kevin Smith …

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