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This tag is for questions related to definitions and nuances of meaning of a word or phrase.
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What does "To weep into stones are fables" mean?
I take it to be a poetic equal of: "fables are to weep into stones", meaning that non-factual stories are ineffective or ultimately useless, just watering rocks with one's tears. …
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What's the meaning of McSomebody
Putting 'Mc' on the front of a word is a way of making a connection to the name McDonald's, a ubiquitous fast food restaurant chain and their habbit of naming menu items in that manner: McNuggets, McR …
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Coterminous vs. Conterminous?
The set of all counties would be coterminous with the state as a whole, occupying the same area.
One county would be conterminous with a neighboring county, having a common border.
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What does it mean by "in their thousands"?
At that point the numerical meaning of thousands becomes some relative term like a whole lot.
That's why I said I think they mean a lot more. …
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