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  • 1 reference

    ['refərəns]
    1) ((an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something): He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.) tilvísun
    2) (a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for a new job: Our new secretary had excellent references from her previous employers.) meðmæli
    3) (an indication in a book, report etc, showing where one got one's information or where further information can be found.) tilvísun, tilvísunarskrá

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  • 2 cross-reference

    noun (a reference from one part of a book, list etc to another, eg crept see creep.) millivísun

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  • 3 encyclop(a)edia

    (a reference work containing information on every branch of knowledge, or on one particular branch: an encyclopaedia of jazz; If you do not know the capital city of Hungary, look it up in an encyclopaedia.) alfræðiorðabók, alfræðirit
    - encyclopaedic
    - encyclopedic

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  • 4 encyclop(a)edia

    (a reference work containing information on every branch of knowledge, or on one particular branch: an encyclopaedia of jazz; If you do not know the capital city of Hungary, look it up in an encyclopaedia.) alfræðiorðabók, alfræðirit
    - encyclopaedic
    - encyclopedic

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  • 5 cross

    [kros] I adjective
    (angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) reiður
    II 1. plural - crosses; noun
    1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) kross
    2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) kross
    3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) kross
    4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) kross
    5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) kynblanda
    6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) kross
    7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) kross
    2. verb
    1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) fara yfir
    2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) krossleggja
    3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) skerast
    4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) farast á mis
    5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) setja þverstrik í
    6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) strika
    7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) kynblanda, krossvíxla
    8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) vinna gegn; svíkja
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    - crossing
    - crossbow
    - cross-breed
    - cross-bred
    - crosscheck     3. noun
    (the act of crosschecking.)
    - cross-country skiing
    - cross-examine
    - cross-examination
    - cross-eyed
    - cross-fire
    - at cross-purposes
    - cross-refer
    - cross-reference
    - crossroads
    - cross-section
    - crossword puzzle
    - crossword
    - cross one's fingers
    - cross out

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  • 6 allusion

    [-ʒən]
    noun ((the act of making) a mention or reference: The prime minister made no allusion to the war in his speech.) lausleg eða óbein tilvitnun til

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  • 7 axis

    ['æksis]
    plural - axes; noun
    1) (the real or imaginary line on which a thing turns (as the axis of the earth, from North Pole to South Pole, around which the earth turns).) möndull, öxull
    2) (a fixed line used as a reference, as in a graph: He plotted the temperatures on the horizontal axis.) ás

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  • reference — 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) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • reference group — ➔ group * * * reference group UK US noun [C] ► MARKETING a group of people that influences the decisions and opinions of a person or group: »Whether a person felt rich or poor compared to their reference group was also a way of predicting… …   Financial and business terms

  • reference — noun 1) his journal contains many references to railroads Syn: mention of, allusion to, comment on, remark about 2) references are given in the bibliography Syn: source, citation, authority, credit; bibliographical data 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

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

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