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  • 21Reference — Ref er*ence (r?f ?r ens), n. [See {Refer}.] 1. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance. [1913 Webster] 2. That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference… …

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  • 22Reference Bible — Reference Ref er*ence (r?f ?r ens), n. [See {Refer}.] 1. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance. [1913 Webster] 2. That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a… …

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  • 23reference book — index directory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 24book building — bookbuilding, book building The marketing of an issue of securities which effectively precedes the determination of the offer price. The bookbuilding period commences with the publication by the company of a preliminary offering document called… …

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  • 25Book preservation in developing countries — is a growing concern among preservation and conservation librariansfact|date=July 2008. Without proper resources and training, many countries around the world struggle to maintain books and manuscripts as part of their cultural history.… …

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  • 26reference book — book containing information …

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  • 27Book of Common Prayer — For the novel, see A Book of Common Prayer. Part of a series on the Anglican Communion …

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  • 28Book of Daniel — For other uses, see Book of Daniel (disambiguation). Hebrew Bible …

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  • 29reference — 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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  • 30reference book — noun a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic • Syn: ↑reference, ↑reference work, ↑book of facts • Derivationally related forms: ↑refer (for: ↑ …

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