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comment vs reference

reference vs comment

comment and reference both are nouns.

comment and reference both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
comment Yes No Yes No
reference Yes No Yes No
As nouns, reference is a hyponym of comment; that is, reference is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comment:
  • comment: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
  • reference: a remark that calls attention to something or someone
Other hyponyms of comment include ad-lib, courtesy, gambit, ploy, obiter dictum, passing comment, mention, observation, reflection, reflexion, rib, crack, quip, sally, wisecrack, barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam, conversation stopper, stopper, banality, bromide, cliche, commonplace, platitude, zinger.
comment (noun) reference (noun)
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information the act of referring or consulting
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people 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
comment (verb) reference (verb)
make or write a comment on refer to
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
explain or interpret something
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