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underreference

underreference verb: to reference insufficiently or inadequately.

Verb

underreference (third-person singular simple present underreferences, present participle underreferencing, simple past and past participle underreferenced)

  1. (rare, transitive) To reference insufficiently or inadequately.
    Antonyms:
    overreference

Antonyms of underreference

Forms of underreference

third-person singular presentunderreferences
present participleunderreferencing
past participleunderreferenced
pastunderreferenced

Origin of underreference

From under- + reference.

Questions about underreference

What does underreference mean?
Underreference means to reference insufficiently or inadequately.
What part of speech is underreference?
Underreference is a verb.
What is the past tense of underreference?
The past tense of underreference is underreferenced.

Words near underreference in the dictionary

  1. underrecruit
  2. underrecruited
  3. underrecruiting
  4. underrecruitment
  5. underrecruits
  6. underreference
  7. underreferenced
  8. underreferences
  9. underreferencing
  10. underregion
  11. underregions

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