references

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References are sources cited to support claims or provide additional information: Check the references at the end of the chapter.

In job hunting, references are people who can vouch for your character or qualifications: She listed three professional references on her application.

To ask for references is to request these contacts or citations.

The verb reference means to cite or mention: The report references several studies.

citation

footnote

Citation at page bottom

attribution · annotation · parenthetical · ibid · hyperlink · superscript · APA · MLA · Chicago · Harvard

credential

recommendation

Advised course of action

character · professional · vouch · verification · HR · hiring · LinkedIn · letter

academic

peer-reviewed

Evaluated by field experts

dissertation · monograph · abstract · methodology · empirical · database · archive · repository · index · compendium

quotation

excerpt

Portion taken from larger work

pull-quote · epigraph · attributed · verbatim · paraphrase · snippet · line · verse · aphorism · dictum

allusion

intertextuality

Connections between written works

  • homageExpression of deep respect
  • nodBrief head tilt
  • callbackFollow-up audition invitation

echo · evocation · literary · cultural · biblical · classical · mythological · Shakespearean · pop-culture · wink

authoritative

definitive

Settling a question finally

touchstone · go-to · seminal · foundational · expert · trusted · reliable · credible · reputable · established

Categories
Opposites
textual primacy

referencesbody

Physical structure, living thing

original text · substance · narrative · argument · prose

citation direction

referencesinfluence

Power to affect others

legacy · impact

information sourcing

referencesspeculation

Unproven theorizing or risky investment

conjecture · primary research · hearsay · original content · assertions

Phrases
Family

reference, referencing, referenced, reference book, cross-reference

Familiarity
Top 10,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G