noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
UK:/ˌdiːɹəˈfɜːɹə(ɹ)/
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noun
Meaning 1
A service used for removing the URL of the referring page that referred the user to a given page, to maintain privacy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, rare
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English refer English -er English dereferer From de- + refer + -er.