"référence" meaning in French

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      "word": "faire référence"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "référencer"
    }
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: reference",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: reference"
    },
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          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Referenz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Referenz"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "referens",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: referens",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: referens"
    },
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "referans",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: referans",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: referans"
    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From référer + -ence.",
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    {
      "form": "références",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "reference"
      ],
      "id": "en-référence-fr-noun-UjZ6ZiKx",
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        [
          "reference",
          "reference"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "the gold standard of…",
          "text": "la référence absolue en matière de …",
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        }
      ],
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        "gold standard"
      ],
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          "gold standard"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) gold standard"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʁe.fe.ʁɑ̃s/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "référence"
}

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        "first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive"
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        [
          "référencer",
          "référencer#French"
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          "référencer",
          "référencer#French"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʁe.fe.ʁɑ̃s/"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "word": "référencer"
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: reference"
    },
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        {
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      ],
      "text": "→ German: Referenz"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "referens",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: referens"
    },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: referans"
    }
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          "reference"
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        ]
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        "(figuratively) gold standard"
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʁe.fe.ʁɑ̃s/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "référence"
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          "référencer",
          "référencer#French"
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          "référencer#French"
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