Declaration and Reference

Declaration

Declaration noun - A solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.

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

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

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

similar	similar declaration	similar reference
complete	complete declaration	complete reference
single	single declaration	single reference
actual	actual declaration	actual reference
Other adjectives: real, constant, huge, little, subtle, early, frequent, earlier.

Exact Words: The "Three Second Warning" following the declaration of war is a reference to the first Federation casualty in the OYW...which occurred three seconds after the declaration was made.

Source: Roleplay / Sieg Zeon
The above declaration by Juni is also a reference to his facade as "The Guy," which was revealed shortly before the group's exit from the game.

Source: I'm Not a Hero, I'm...
The term is more often used in reference to Krillin, between video games saying so and Yamcha's actual declaration that Krillin's the strongest human in the Buu Saga.

Source: Broken Base / Anime and Manga

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