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1. citation
 2. allusion
3. mention
4. quotation
5. discourse marker
6. indirect quotation
7. predicate
8. annunciation
9. convey
10. declaration
 11. enunciation
12. index
13. indicate
14. indication
15. information
16. name
17. nunciate
18. paraphrasing
19. presentative
20. recte
 21. reference
22. statement
23. tell
24. utterance
25. address
26. annunciate
27. citator
28. citee
29. clue
30. declare
 31. declaring
32. define
33. denote
34. denunciation
35. designation
36. discourse
37. enounce
38. enunciate

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