reference vs vade mecum

vade mecum vs reference

reference and vade mecum both are nouns.

reference is a verb but vade mecum is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reference	Yes	No	Yes	No
vade mecum	Yes	No	No	No

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

reference: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
vade mecum: a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location

Other hyponyms of reference include cookbook, cookery book, instruction book, source book, wordbook, enchiridion, handbook, directory, annual, yearbook, yearly, atlas, book of maps, map collection, cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia.

reference (noun)	vade mecum (noun)
the act of referring or consulting	a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
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

reference (verb)	vade mecum (verb)
refer to

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