landmark vs reference

reference vs landmark

landmark and reference both are nouns.

landmark is not a verb while reference is a verb.

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

As nouns, reference is a hypernym of landmark; that is, reference is a word with a broader meaning than landmark:

landmark: a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
reference: an indicator that orients you generally

Other hypernyms of landmark include point of reference, reference point.

landmark (noun)	reference (noun)
an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken	the act of referring or consulting
a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land	the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend	the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape	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

landmark (verb)	reference (verb)
	refer to

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