Referenced

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. Mentioned briefly or indirectly in speech or writing ; sent a person to another source or expert for information or assistance
2. Alluded to or cited as a source in communication ; directed someone to another place or person for advice or further action
3. Brought up as a point of reference or example ; transferred a matter or person to another for evaluation or guidance

Etymology: "Referenced" is the past tense and past participle of "reference", so its history is that of the verb's root. The verb "reference" was formed in English from "refer", which came into English from Latin "referre", "to carry back", and the suffix "-ence" marks it as a noun, so the verb is a back-formation from the noun "reference". The noun itself passed through Middle French "référence" and Medieval Latin "referentia", both built on "referō", meaning "return" or "reply". The Latin root thus describes physically carrying something back to where it came from, and that sense of returning your attention to a source is what the modern meaning of "naming in passing" still echoes.

Synonyms: cited, mentioned, noted, quoted, alluded

Antonyms: ignored, overlooked, omitted