Main and Reference

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Main

Main noun - Muscular strength.
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Reference and main are semantically related in core topic. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Main".
Nearby Words: mainly, mainline

Reference

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.
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Main and reference are semantically related in core topic. Sometimes you can use "Main" instead a noun "Reference".
Nearby Words: refer, referred, referenced, referential, referencing
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original original main original reference
single single main single reference
local local main local reference

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  • Video Game / Pyst Deconstruction Game: The main point being it portrays what Myst's main setting would look like after four million tourists, in reference to the number of copies Myst sold at the time, have roamed around the place.
    Source: Video Game / Pyst
  • Web Comic / Evil Diva As a point of reference, Michelle is grossed out when in a skirt or dress; Diva's main complaint when Brinson was away is how uncute she was drawn.
    Source: Web Comic / Evil Diva
  • One of the many nicknames Smile acquires over his life is Golgo, a reference to the main character of Golgo 13.
    Source: Shout Out / Anime and Manga
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Reference and Main. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/reference
Main & Reference. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/reference>.
Reference or Main. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/reference.

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