Quoting and Reference

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

Nearby Words: quote, quotation, quoted, quotable

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

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

Bonus points for explicit Wizard of Oz reference, with the witchs hat and directly quoting the phrase itself!

Source: Film / Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Otto himself was quoting Quintilian, but a Title Drop in the book makes it clear that the Bismarck reference is the intended one.

Source: Literary Allusion Title
In Footloose (the stage version at least) the main character lampshades this by quoting the phrase in reference to the behavior of the local pastor's daughter.

Source: The Cobbler's Children Have No Shoes

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