see also
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Phrase edit
- A suggestion that other topics of study are related to a current topic.
- 1998, Merriam-Webster's Manual for Writers and Editors, page 256:
- A see also reference from a main heading is set as a subheading; a see also reference from a subheading is set as a sub-subheading.
Usage notes edit
In legal writing, see is used to indicate that a given reference directly supports a statement, while see also is used to indicate that a given reference is less directly related to that statement, and but see is used to indicate that a given reference contradicts that statement.
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Further reading edit
- Citation signal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Wiktionary:See also (how "see also" is used in Wiktionary)