nonreference

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adjective

Not of or pertaining to reference (in various senses).

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Meanings

adjectivenonreference (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot of or pertaining to reference (in various senses).

    Reference and nonreference books are interfiled without distinction.

    1991, Marion Sader, Topical reference books
    1 more example

    A node voltage is defined as the voltage rise from the reference node to a nonreference node.

    2008, James William Nilsson, Susan A. Riedel, Electric circuits

Origin

From non- + reference.

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APA

nonreference. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreference

MLA

“nonreference.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreference. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonreference,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreference.

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