Master and Reference

Master

Master verb - To achieve a victory over.

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Reference and master are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a verb "Master".

Reference verb - Refer to.

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Master and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Master" instead a verb "Reference".

known	known master	known reference
good	good master	good reference
original	original master	original reference
dead	dead master	dead reference
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, bad, last.

It also makes reference to another master of the Mind Screw, Jorge Luis Borges—particularly by way of the librarian character, Jorge of Burgos.

Source: Mind Screw / Literature
And Fei Long dedicating his art to "the master and his son" (actually a reference to Bruce Lee, Fei Long's expy source).

Source: Cryptic Background Reference
The Nicknamer: Aizawa nicknames Light as "Bocchan" or "young master" in reference to his enormous ego.

Source: Fan Fic / Ragnarok

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