reference vs landmark

landmark vs reference

reference and landmark both are nouns.

reference is a verb but landmark is not a verb.

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

As nouns, landmark is a hyponym of reference; that is, landmark is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reference:

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

Other hyponyms of reference include bench mark, benchmark, lubber's line, lubber's mark, lubber's point, lubber line, mark, target, white line, buoy, azimuth mark.

reference (noun)	landmark (noun)
the act of referring or consulting	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 most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to	a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to	an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability	the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
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

reference (verb)	landmark (verb)
refer to

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