From the starting point of '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!', does 'Different dictionaries may use the terms entries and references to refer to the same thing.' follow as a logical conclusion?
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!###Different dictionaries may use the terms entries and references to refer to the same thing.