Passage and Reference

Passage

Passage noun - An established course for traveling from one place to another.

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Reference and passage are semantically related in mention topic. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Passage".

Nearby Words: pass, passed, passing, passageway, passaged

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

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

full	full passage	full reference
similar	similar passage	similar reference
specific	specific passage	specific reference
brief	brief passage	brief reference
Other adjectives: original, single, small, actual, entire, obscure, cryptic, little, easy, early, later, further, random, last, extended, earlier, aforementioned, biblical.

The secret passage is a remake of the first level of Kid Adventure 3. Monkey Kong is a reference to Donkey Kong.

Source: Video Game / Something
Hershel quotes a passage to Merle and Merle not only finishes the quote but gives the reference numbers: "Woodbury had a good library, the only thing I miss".

Source: As the Good Book Says
And in a reference to both literature and film, an ominous passage foreshadowing the Dungeon Things' emergence is a near word-for-word rehash of The War of the Worlds's first lines.

Source: Discworld / Moving Pictures

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