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This tag is for questions seeking a single word that fits a meaning. To ensure that your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. INCLUDE A SAMPLE SENTENCE demonstrating how the word would be used. Click on "Info", or "View Tag" and "Learn more..." for more information. Please use the [phrase-requests] tag if you seek a phrase and the [terminology] tag if you seek a term in a specialized subject also.
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Term for "Death by Lack of Water"
I don't know if the title is completely appropriate/applicable, but I guess it'll have to do until there's an edit.
So a if one dies of starvation, one dies from "suffering or death caused by hunger …
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Is there a word or phrase for the feeling you get after looking at a word for too long?
I looked at the Wikipedia link that was in @Martha's post and it happened to list many names for this phenomenon besides the most popular one, "semantic satiation":
"cortical inhibition"
"reactive i …
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What do you call someone who likes variety? [closed]
I don't mean a variety in a certain field or area like food, but in general. I'm developing an iOS quiz app with different sections to be quizzed on. For example, there is a math quiz, a history quiz, …
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Term for "a pattern that repeats once induced"
For example, let's say that I went to sleep one night at 5:00 am. Out of exhaustion, I would most likely sleep until the late afternoon. Since I woke up so late, I wouldn't be tired until very early i …
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