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==Etymology==
− It is borrowed through French référendum and German Referendum from Latin [[m|la|referendum|t=a thing to be referred, brought back]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) the neuter gerundive of referre, to bring back (see [[refer]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is borrowed through [[fr|référendum]] and [[de|Referendum]] from Latin [[m|la|referendum|t=a thing to be referred, brought back]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) the neuter gerundive of [[m|la|referre]], to bring back (see [[refer]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==