Reference and Select

Reference

Reference verb - Refer to.
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Synonyms for Reference

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

Select

Select verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Reference and select are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reference" instead a verb "Select".

Both words in one sentence

  • The title of the game is a reference to the theme song of the Mega Man cartoon, with an 8-bit remix as the stage select music.
  • Theatre / The Ring of the Nibelung Small Reference Pools: The "Ride of the Valkyries" is one of a select group of classical pieces known to practically everyone who knows classical music only from Pop Culture references.
  • Video Game / The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past The reference is somewhat lost in the American localization which translates the original words more accurately, "You must rescue Princess Zelda... You are... the Princess's... ... ... ..." Never Say "Die": Averted in the Japanese version - in the file select screen of all things!
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