Aspect and Reference

Aspect

Aspect noun - A certain way in which something appears or may be regarded.

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Reference and aspect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Aspect".

Nearby Word: aspectual

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Aspect and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aspect" instead a noun "Reference".

known	known aspect	known reference
particular	particular aspect	particular reference
common	common aspect	common reference
specific	specific aspect	specific reference
Other adjectives: complete, many, single, obvious, small, actual, entire, real, big, huge, little, bad, subtle, sexual, religious, possible, minor, last, visual, stealth.

The most noticeable aspect of this is that nearly every place and character is a reference to a children's book or author.

Source: Fanfic / Beyond The Winding Road
Call Back: Not just in the sense of a labyrinthine layout with the text referencing itself in convoluted ways, but just about every aspect of the maze is a reference to something in Fear Mythos past.

Source: Blog / Viceking's Graab
A Shout-Out is is a one-time reference that is not a major aspect of the production, just a quick nod.

Source: Trope Distinctions / G to I

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