Reference and Whereabouts

Reference

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

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

Whereabouts noun - The general location where something is.

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Reference and whereabouts are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Whereabouts".

known	known reference	known whereabouts
actual	actual reference	actual whereabouts
real	real reference	real whereabouts
bad	bad reference	bad whereabouts
Other adjectives: possible, last.

Aside from a blink-and-you-miss-it reference to his whereabouts in a season 6 episode, and a mention of his name in the series finale, Buzz Hickey's departure from the Save Greendale Committee is not addressed at all, he just disappears after the season 5 finale.

Source: Series / Community
Cryptic Background Reference: The chat about Roscoe eloping with Cantrell as well as Joanna's response on Gabrielle's whereabouts are treated as general small talk; they're actually foreshadowing NOSPN and the Sovereign series.

Source: Literature / New Orleans Supernatural Weekly

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