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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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Is there an English verb that comes from the Greek ἀσ��ενέω (astheneó: to be weak or feeble)?
From Wiktionary: 3. (with infinitive) to be too weak to do a thing, to be unable
Sample using this definition:
This friction <astheneo-s> to resist the force.
An answer in the negative counts.
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Is there a name for “fear of olives” in English?
I know people with an actual fear of olives. Is there a name in English for this phobia?
I have not been able to find anything in the usual websites.
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If pogonotrophy means to grow a beard, is there a term for shaving a beard?
If pogonotrophy means "to grow a beard", is there a term for shaving a beard?
How would you use pogonotrophy in a sentence? And if there is an antonym for this word, how would you use it in a ...
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Can we determine a proper verb form of "exegesis" for Biblical scholars to use?
This is related to a conversation here in EL&U SE.
Apparently the noun exegete is being used as verb in religious circles.
For Biblical Scholars, the word exegesis carries with it a connotation ...
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