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Is there a name for phrases like "faint of heart" or "fleet of foot"?
I've noticed that English seems to have a set of adjectival phrases like "faint of heart", "fleet of foot", "narrow of mind", or "strong of will" of the form {...
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Year is to Annualized; as Day is to _____?
Is there such a word exists to fill in this analogy: Is there such a word exists to fill in this analogy: Year is to Annualized; as Day is to _____ ?
Daily comes to mind but not really correct.
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I need a word in English that means "from complexity to singularity" or "from complexity to simplicity"? [closed]
I'm looking for either a word or a phrase meaning "from many to one" or "from complexity to singularity".
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Is it okay to say "that which"?
I know that there are certain times to use "that" (for restricting the noun) and certain times to use "which" (for adding information).
How about "that which"?:
Truth is that which conforms to ...
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