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Refer

Ruh-FUR

/rʌˈfɜːr/

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refer

Dictionary meaning

Think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another.

Examples

  • This plant can be referred to a known species.
  • Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary.

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