Reference and Tract

Reference

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

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

Tract noun - A broad geographical area.

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Reference and tract are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Tract".

Nearby Words: tractable, tractate

full	full reference	full tract
similar	similar reference	similar tract
many	many reference	many tract
single	single reference	single tract
Other adjectives: obvious, overt, entire, massive, big, huge, subtle, religious, possible, explicit, veiled, dual, extended, giant.

Parodied in Mark Twain's The Story of a Good Little Boy, in which the protagonist longs to be the hero of a Sunday school book and goes around trying, unsuccessfully, to do all the right things: taking in a stray dog, getting a job with only a signed tract as a reference, etc.

Source: Genre Savvy / Literature
The second was when Campbell mentions Kasler in a radio call, where he warned Snake to avoid discussing anything relating to "whale cuisine." This is a reference of an autopsied murder victim who had whale cuisine inside his stomach tract.

Source: Video Game / Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

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