Reference and Selection

Reference

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

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

Selection noun - The act or process of selecting.

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Reference and selection are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Selection".

good	good reference	good selection
full	full reference	full selection
nice	nice reference	nice selection
particular	particular reference	particular selection
Other adjectives: small, entire, massive, huge, subtle, sexual, deliberate, possible, random, odd.

Though it's probably partly a reference to the gender selection at the beginning of every Pokemon RPG since Crystal, it still qualifies.

Source: Pink Product Ploy
In DJ MAX Technika, the music selection Dual Strikers is a reference to tiger and dragon, with the characters for them emphasized in opposite corners of the eyecatch image◊.

Source: Tiger Versus Dragon
Its description on the selection screen is super-imposed over Morrigan's tarot card, in reference to the infamous "Morrigan Disapproves".

Source: Video Game / Dragon Age: Inquisition

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Reference & Selection. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/reference/selection>.

Selection or Reference. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/reference/selection.

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