Line and Reference

Line

Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

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Reference and line are semantically related in connection topic. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Line".

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

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

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Line and reference are semantically related in connection topic. Sometimes you can use "Line" instead a noun "Reference".

good	good line	good reference
full	full line	full reference
particular	particular line	particular reference
similar	similar line	similar reference
Other adjectives: common, specific, brief, direct, original, dead, small, actual, entire, real, massive, big, little, quick, repeated, funny, last, occasional, earlier, throwaway.

Biff's line "I own the police" is a reference to a similar line in Chinatown concerning Noah Cross, another morally bankrupt magnate whose power leads to a dystopian reality.

Source: Film / Back to the Future Part II
More or less every line and every achievement in the game is a reference to some previous character, characterization, line, song, toy gimmick, or storyline.

Source: Mythology Gag / Video Games
In the old original Dark Shadows TV 'supernatural soap', the modern-day character of Roger Collins makes a reference to his ancestors, but the actor bungles the line and says 'incestors' instead.

Source: Parental Incest

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