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REFERRAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("referral" is a kind of...):
forwarding (the act of sending on to another destination)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "referral"):
remission; remit; remitment ((law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court))
Derivation:
refer (send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred
Example:
the insurance company says that you need a written referral from your physician before seeing a specialist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("referral" is a kind of...):
recommendation (something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group
Example:
the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("referral" is a kind of...):
case (a person requiring professional services)
