Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A referee.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An abbreviation of reformed; reference.
- noun An abbreviation of referred;
- noun of reflection or reflective;
- noun of reflex, reflexive, or reflexively;
- noun [capitalized] of Reformation;
- noun of reformer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- abbreviation
reference - abbreviation
refectory - noun Short form of
referee . - verb informal to
referee ; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
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AssumeFPS ( "ntsc_film") set input = D: \test. avs set output = D: \imgseqtest_v. mkv set ref = 5 set bframes = 5 set x264Path = D: \x264. exe % x264Path% % input% -- preset fast -- ref % ref% -- bframes % bframes% -- output % output% avs [warning]: converting input clip to YV12 avs [info]
Doom9's Forum colinhunt 2010
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· id 617761: In dot graphs now also @ref worked (previously only \ref was supported).
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I think employing the Godfather ref is a bit too subtle for Bush. rayc Says:
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Whatever the validity of Leicester's complaints, screaming four? letter, nationality-themed, integrity? questioning obscenities at the ref is neither big nor clever.
Leicester turn air blue against Saracens in rage at referee exchange Robert Kitson at Vicarage Road 2010
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Jim DeMint – Republican in ref to Obama's attempt at making healthcare affordable to everyone.
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` ` If you look at the replay, the ref is standing there watching it.
USATODAY.com 2008
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` ` I was like, 'Man, you're pushing me and doing all those things to throw me off - balance and the ref is not seeing it.
USATODAY.com 2008
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` ` I feel that's one you just have to call, '' Johnson said, ` ` when it's a crucial situation like that and the ref is standing right there. ''
USATODAY.com 2008
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Or if I want to see a police officer in a time frame where the person concerned might be caught, I report a couple having a domestic, who called me a derogatory name ref my Race, Religion, or sexual preference (underline the relevant option) and just out of interest they broke the wing mirror on my car.
Norfolk Constabulary. Pants On Fire. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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That second ref is a link from the Dispatch's archive.
Sound Politics: Plaintiff in state voter registration lawsuit implicated in voter fraud again 2006
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