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REFEREEING
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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
Sense 1
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)
Derivation:
referee (be a referee or umpire in a sports competition)
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