With the 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!', is 'Collins means by "references" something completely different that Merriam Webster means by "entries."' a reasonable 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!###Collins means by "references" something completely different that Merriam Webster means by "entries."