LingakuFrequency rank: 10,787. – 10,807.
- reference; allusion
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- reference; allusion
This meaning is used when mentioning something indirectly, often in discussions or writings to support an argument or idea without going into detail about the subject.
Generated collocations (experimental)
げんきゅう言及をするto make a referenceげんきゅう言及があるto have a referenceげんきゅう言及することthe act of referencingげんきゅう言及されたmentionedげんきゅう言及のたいしょう対象subject of referenceてきせつ適切なげんきゅう言及appropriate referenceげんきゅう言及をさける避けるto avoid mentioningめいかく明確なげんきゅう言及clear referenceげんきゅう言及されたぶんけん文献cited literatureふてきせつ不適切なげんきゅう言及inappropriate reference
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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She made references to World War II in her speech.
He referred to his past experience in his speech.
In his autobiography, he repeatedly refers to his unhappy school days.
In the course of our conversation, he referred to his youth.
The vicar often refers to the Bible in his sermon.
The work of Feuerbach is frequently referred to.
In the speech, he referred to the strength of the company.
In the early part of my study, I allude to work that had already been done on the psychology of crowd-control.
Here the authors touch on the central methodological issue.
Tom didn't mention what he was planning to do.