Confirmation
Confirmation noun - Something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim.
Reference and confirmation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Confirmation".
Reference
Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.
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Synonyms for Reference
Confirmation and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confirmation" instead a noun "Reference".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good confirmation | good reference |
| full | full confirmation | full reference |
| clear | clear confirmation | clear reference |
| specific | specific confirmation | specific reference |
| Other adjectives: direct, actual, real, big, subtle, early, vague, apparent, explicit, later, further, occasional, visual, aforementioned. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Child of the Storm has a slightly meta example in that the author periodically makes reference to attending/having attended a British Boarding School, with the odd, slightly dark comment about what it's like, and the occasional confirmation that Hogwarts is very true to life.
Source: Boarding School
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