indirect reference

collocation in English

meaningsofindirectandreference

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indirect
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt/us
/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt/
happening in addition to an intended result, often in a way that is complicated or ...
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reference
noun
uk
/ˈref.ər.əns/us
/ˈref.ɚ.əns/
a mention ...
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(Definition ofindirectandreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofindirect reference

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The distinction between direct reference, as given by environmental sounds, andindirectreference, provided by what he calls musical sounds, is particularly illuminating.
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In this way there is anindirectreferenceto the presence of the backstage world which could be interpreted as magic.
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Rather than having the phonology directly refer to morphosyntactic constituents, they argue forindirectreferencethrough such phonological constituents.
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Some of its remaining deficiencies are in its handling of generic usage,indirectreference, and opaque contexts.
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Though she makes onlyindirectreferenceto her literary pursuits, she does demonstrate in one anecdote the way that her books contribute to the shaping of her home.
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Is this anindirectreferenceto the increased educational charge due to immigration?
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Indirectreferencehas also been made to the diversities in language creating difficulties in securing co-operative effort.
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We should move to direct scrutiny, rather thanindirectreferencepointing.
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Perhaps it may be possible to make someindirectreferenceto it.
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Even theindirectreferenceto types implicit in the notion of stratification can be eliminated.
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Moreover, address 0000 is where any interrupt service routine must start, and addresses 00100017 have the special property of auto-incrementing preceding anyindirectreferencethrough them.
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Some direct and indirect references are found in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century.
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Indirect references, however, may be traced to the early fourteenth century.
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Indirect references to the theory include the widely used idiom "the four corners of the earth".
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His writing was characterised by a fascination with imagery and indirect references.
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His subjects were not allowed to address him by name; instead they used indirect references such as under the steps to the throne ("bixia") or superior one ("shang").
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Then there are the indirect references.
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Direct and indirect references to the event symbol or the event itself are just different means for achieving illegal transgression on the rights of event organizers.
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