Meaning & use

Referencable

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Able to be cited, linked to, or pointed to as a source or reference.

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The team made sure every claim in the report was referencable to a published study.

Good database design keeps every record uniquely referencable by its ID.

A note on using this word

"Referencable" and "referenceable" are both accepted spellings, though "referenceable," which keeps the silent e, appears more often in edited writing.

Words with a similar meaning

citable

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