Does '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!' hold a position of neutrality in relation to '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."