oblique reference

collocation in English

meaningsofobliqueandreference

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oblique
adjective
uk
/əˈbliːk/
us
/oʊˈbliːk/
having a sloping direction, angle, ...
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reference
noun
uk
/ˈref.ər.əns/
us
/ˈref.ɚ.əns/
a mention ...
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(Definition ofobliqueandreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoblique reference

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This local legislator'sobliquereferenceto public order was not just rhetoric.
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I take that to be anobliquereferenceto watch committees.
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The question of cost, to whichobliquereferencehas been made, is almost entirely irrelevant.
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There was only oneobliquereferenceto that.
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I made anobliquereferenceto an ancestor of mine who had carried out all the early quantitative analysis on lead poisoning.
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It cost the taxpayer £50,000, and its sole reference to this matter was anobliquereferenceto measures to promote long-term investment.
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We adjusted the additional person allowance to which he madeobliquereference; we increased it from £130 to £180 during the summer.
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Second, would he clarify somewhat theobliquereferenceto sterling which he made in his statement?
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We heard nothing other than thatobliquereference.
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Let me take one example which affects my own constituency and to whichobliquereferencehas already been made.
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Are we to understand that the only information we were to be given about this matter was anobliquereferenceof that kind?
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It was a slightlyobliquereference.
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He spoke about the length of time, and it would have been reasonable to make anobliquereferenceto the length of time that prevailed before.
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Obliquereferenceis made to this in this audio story.
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He also stays clear of anyobliquereferenceto his star father by way of dialogue or adopting any particular mannerism or style.
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Social media censorship is more stringent during anniversaries; even oblique references to the protests are usually deleted within hours.
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He is known for paintings based on film and photography and often have oblique references to historical events.
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Chapter titles are oblique references to literature, modified to suit the needs of the chapter.
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The ostensible purpose of the show is to test contestants' knowledge of the events of the previous week by asking questions which are usually oblique references to those events.
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But there were oblique references.
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