refereed
Sayref-uh-REED/ˌɹɛfəˈɹiːd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of referee. Use this form for an official who managed a game or dispute earlier.
A retired teacher refereed the neighborhood dispute over the fence.
He refereed the final without making a single mistake.
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- 2Checked by other experts in the same field before being published.
Like homework that a teacher checks carefully before giving it a grade.
Only refereed articles count toward her tenure case.
The paper became a refereed publication after two rounds of review.
Similarpeer-reviewed, juried
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- 3Describing a journal that sends its articles to other experts for checking before printing them.
Like a contest where judges must approve each entry before it can be shown.
She only publishes in refereed journals.
The library subscribes to dozens of refereed journals.
Similarpeer-reviewed, juried
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refereed is a form of referee
referee, verb: To watch a game and make sure the players follow the rules. Full entry
- Forms
- refereereferees he/she/itrefereeing -ing formrefereed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- referee → refereed: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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