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Inverse of "Decimate" (not really a duplicate)
Historically, the word "decimate" means to "reduce/ destroy by one tenth"... i.e., a decimated army of 100 soldiers would have lost 10 soldiers.
Is there a word that means the ...
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Term for a word with opposite meaning to its root?
I remember coming across a term for a word which has an opposite (or at least very different) meaning from its etymological root word's meaning. Does anyone know what this term is?
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Word request (historical) - net worn by ancient soldiers
I am looking for a word for a net worn by soldiers in ancient times hanging down from their helmets, sometimes too long as resting on shoulders. (Please, refer to the picture annotated by red arrow ...
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Is there a term for noises which CAN'T be written as normal text?
Hard to give examples, as if I'm able to do it, I won't be asking this, but consider some sounds made by the tongue.
I'm giving examples of sounds which CAN be written to give you an idea:
Dog ...
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Word for "of or to do with groups"
I appreciate this is somewhat arbitrary, but humour me! I am trying to come up with a term that describes the following...
I am working with "groups" of people. This is the informal definition, ...
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A word that means/defines to live a philosophical life[style]?
So this is a continuation of sorts to a thread I started a while ago about *a word that means/defines
The Converse of Philosophy... *
The question is... If the etymology of bio- is [Greek bio-, comb....
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Is there a word for when the name of something describes or defines how it is made?
I am wondering if there is a word for this as described in the title.
My example: I am writing about a SWANA ingredient/food product by the name of "Freekeh", which is based on the Arabic ...
