Connection and Reference

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Connection noun - The fact or state of having something in common.

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Reference is a synonym for connection in importance topic. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Connection", when it comes to topics like entanglement, context.

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

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Connection is a synonym for reference in importance topic. Sometimes you can use "Connection" instead a noun "Reference", if it concerns topics such as relation, entanglement.

known	known connection	known reference
good	good connection	good reference
clear	clear connection	clear reference
particular	particular connection	particular reference
Other adjectives: direct, obvious, actual, real, constant, little, bad, sexual, vague, possible, apparent, implied, explicit, indirect, odd, last, local, cultural, historical.

However, they often can't resist making some reference or connection to their home country.

Source: Local Reference
Title Drop: Chuck often made reference to the contestant making (or not making) "a love connection".

Source: Series / Love Connection
Not only is it confused with Continuity Nod (when the reference has no impact on the plot) but is often used when a scenario or a situation is mildly similar to another even when there's no connection between them.

Source: Square Peg, Round Trope

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Reference and Connection. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/connection/reference

Connection & Reference. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/connection/reference>.

Reference or Connection. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/connection/reference.

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