Does the statement 'It is only from an article about CED that we learn it has  171,000 entries,  which suggests that Collins means by references what Merriam-Webster means by entries .  But CED and Cobuild certainly do not say so!' conflict with the idea presented in 'Collins means by "references" something completely different that Merriam Webster means by "entries."'
It is only from an article about CED that we learn it has  171,000 entries,  which suggests that Collins means by references what Merriam-Webster means by entries .  But CED and Cobuild certainly do not say so!###Collins means by "references" something completely different that Merriam Webster means by "entries."