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reference works

reference works is the plural of reference work.

Meaning of reference work

Noun

reference work (plural reference works)

  1. A compendium of information which is not generally intended to be read from beginning to end but rather consulted on a spot basis, and is compiled for ease of reference; especially, a reference book, whether in print, digital, or both.
    • a small-format reference work

Questions about reference works

What is reference works the plural of?
Reference works is the plural of reference work.

Words near reference works in the dictionary

  1. reference type
  2. reference types
  3. reference variable
  4. reference variables
  5. reference work
  6. reference works
  7. referenceable
  8. referenced
  9. referenceless
  10. referencelessness
  11. referenceness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reference works (page history and authors); reference work (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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