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REFEREED
Verb
refereed
simple past tense and past participle of referee
Adjective
refereed (comparative more refereed, superlative most refereed)
said of articles or books that have undergone peer review
said of a journal whose articles are submitted to peer review
Anagrams
• free reed, refeeder
Source: Wiktionary
REFEREE
Ref`er*ee" (-, n.
Definition: One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.
Syn.
– Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See Judge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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