"refence" meaning in English

See refence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: refences [present, singular, third-person], refencing [participle, present], refenced [participle, past], refenced [past]
Etymology: From re- + fence. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|fence}} re- + fence Head templates: {{en-verb}} refence (third-person singular simple present refences, present participle refencing, simple past and past participle refenced)
  1. To fence again or anew.
    Sense id: en-refence-en-verb-0LRWVDqy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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