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- noun Plural form of
reference . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
reference .
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Examples
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The name references the Shakespearean play about the conflict between Othello and Iago, as well as the unfolding story about Othello, who is black, and Desdemona who is white.
Kate Kelly: World of Othello Tournament, Now in 35th Year, Taking Place in NY Area this Weekend Kate Kelly 2011
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The name references the Shakespearean play about the conflict between Othello and Iago, as well as the unfolding story about Othello, who is black, and Desdemona who is white.
Kate Kelly: World of Othello Tournament, Now in 35th Year, Taking Place in NY Area this Weekend Kate Kelly 2011
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But the title references "The Stranger" by Camus, a book I had read in college and reread just before I started this book --- it struck me as being very apropos to our times.
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But the title references "The Stranger" by Camus, a book I had read in college and reread just before I started this book --- it struck me as being very apropos to our times.
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The title references a derogatory nickname for the "kid," because he studied karate in the U.S. It would be like calling a Texan student "Cowboy" even if he's in New York.
Petting the Pony Steven Barnes 2010
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The GrooGrux King of the title references Moore, as does the figure at the center of Whiskey's intricate cover art drawn by
EW on DMB's Big Whiskey Peter Schorsch 2009
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The title references the number that Mr. Johnson wore when he played for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1979 to 1991 – when he announced his retirement after having been diagnosed as HIV-positive.
Magic Johnson on Succeeding in Business – and Finding Balance 2008
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And the title references the bunny ears, the fact that I had to travel backwards in time on Thursday, forwards on Sunday and then forwards again on Monday.
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The title references simultaneously anarchy, savagery and the organized civil disobedience of a generation that resists governability.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Priscilla Frank 2012
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The name references the Shakespearean play about the conflict between Othello and Iago, as well as the unfolding story about Othello, who is black, and Desdemona who is white.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Kate Kelly 2011
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