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REFEREEING

Dictionary entry overview: What does refereeing mean?

• REFEREEING (noun)
The noun REFEREEING has 1 sense:

1. the act of umpiring

Familiarity information: REFEREEING used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• REFEREEING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The act of umpiring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

officiating; officiation; refereeing; umpirage

Context example:

the officiating was excellent

Hypernyms ("refereeing" is a kind of...):

deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)

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