acknowledgment vs reference

reference vs acknowledgment

acknowledgment and reference both are nouns.

acknowledgment is not a verb while reference is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acknowledgment	Yes	No	No	No
reference	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, acknowledgment and reference are synonyms defined as:

acknowledgment and reference: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Other synonyms of acknowledgment include citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation.

acknowledgment (noun)	reference (noun)
a statement acknowledging something or someone	the act of referring or consulting
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage	the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged	the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
	a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
	a remark that calls attention to something or someone
	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
	a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
	an indicator that orients you generally
	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
	(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

acknowledgment (verb)	reference (verb)
	refer to

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