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ref
To referee
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All Definitions for Ref

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1To referee
2To act as a referee in a sport or game.
3A surname.
4Clipping of referee. [(sports) An umpire or judge
5An official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.]
6Abbreviation of refsheet. [(fandom slang) An image showing an original character from different angles, intended to be used as a reference when drawing them.]
7Abbreviation of refectory. [A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.]
8Clipping of refrigerator. [A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).]
9Abbreviation of reference. [(literary or archaic) A relationship or relation (to something).]
10Initialism of Research Excellence Framework: a system for assessing the quality of research in higher-education institutions.
11Initialism of row echelon form. [(linear algebra) The stepped appearance of a matrix that has undergone Gaussian elimination with the result that the leading coefficient or pivot (that is, the first nonzero number from the left) of a nonzero row is to the right of the pivot of the row above it.]

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