Given the premise, is the hypothesis an unavoidable conclusion? Premise: 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! Hypothesis: Entries is a more precise term that references and is less confusing.
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!###Entries is a more precise term that references and is less confusing.