idea (redirected from idea of reference)

idea noun abstraction, aim, appraisal, apprehension, assessment, belief, calculation, cogitatio, conceit, concept, conception, conjecture, conviction, doctrine, dogma, estimate, estimation, evaluation, excogitation, fancy, guess, hypothesis, impression, inference, intent, intention, judgment, notion, object, opinion, percept, perception, persuasion, plan, point of view, presupposition, product of imagination, purpose, reflection, sentiment, supposition, surmise, suspicion, tenet, theory, thought, train of thought, valuation, view, viewpoint

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See also: apprehension, belief, clue, concept, connotation, end, feeling, hint, import, intent, intimation, meaning, notion, objective, opinion, perception, project, proposal, proposition, purpose, sense, substance, suggestion, tenor