referral
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group
the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones
Types & categories
- case hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred
the insurance company says that you need a written referral from your physician before seeing a specialist
Types & categories
- recommendation hypernym
Sense 3 noun
the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
Types & categories
- forwarding hypernym
- remitment hyponym
Related & opposite
- refer derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | case |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | recommendation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | refer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | forwarding |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | remitment |