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referral


noun

  1. an act of referring; the state of being referred.
  2. an instance of referring.
  3. a person recommended to someone or for something.
n.

1920, “act of referring,” from refer + -al (2). Especially to an expert or specialist (a sense attested from 1955). Earlier word was referment (1550s).

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