αναφορά — meaning in English
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English meaning
- account noun A written or spoken description of events; a report.
- citation noun A reference to a source of information, given to credit where it came from, especially in academic writing.
- mention verb To refer to or speak about something briefly, without going into detail.
- petition noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
- point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
- reference noun A mention of, or connection to, something else.
- report verb To give an account of an event or pass on information that has been observed or heard.
Senses
αναφορά is used for these senses in English:
- account (accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]
- citation A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
- mention A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
- petition (law, by extension) A formal written application made to a magistrate or court for an order or a suit for divorce. [from 1730s]
- point (automotive, mostly, in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- reference (computing) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
- report A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).
account — full definition
- noun A written or spoken description of events; a report.
- noun A record of money held at a bank, or of a person's access to a service.
- verb To give a satisfactory explanation for something (usually with "for").
citation — full definition
- noun A reference to a source of information, given to credit where it came from, especially in academic writing.
- noun An official order to appear before a court, or a formal notice of a minor offence such as a traffic violation.
- noun A formal statement recognising someone's achievement or bravery.