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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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What is the future equivalent of the word "Heritage"?
Legacy
anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor:
the legacy of ancient Rome.
Second definition: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/legacy
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Word for the situation wherein you lose interest in life due to boredom
In psychology, the specific symptom of depression that you describe is anhedonia.
Anhedonia is the inability to feel pleasure. It's a common symptom of depression as well as other mental health di …
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Two bodies that are combined but retain their individual identities
Conjoined as in conjoined twins, who are connected but two people.
Does not begin with “X” though.
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Is "incredible" always used to describe something good?
Yes (ETA- yes is to the question in the body, not to the question in the title. Thanks to @user22542 for noticing)
As you say, incredible has the sense of not capable of being imagined, but true neve …
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Expression of gratitude
I am overwhelmed by your generosity... (or “by your kindness/support/whatever”)
Be careful though, becuause overwhelmed itself has connotations of being associated wth negative emotions like grief or …
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Is there a word for children under 10 years old?
The AAP calls them gradeschoolers.
Personally, I call them “school-aged children.”
Gradeschooler: 5-12 yrs.
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/Pages/default.aspx
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If a discount is pre-tax or post-tax then what is this quality of being one or the other cal...
I would say "Is this discount taxable?"
In this case, the discount is taxable if the discount is taken post-tax, and is not taxable if the discount is taken pre-tax.
The taxable amount of your ch …
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Word meaning since its existence
Existence is a period of time. In your example six-months.
Inception is the beginning of existence.
“Since” references a point in time, such as the inception.
Therefore, your sentence should be mod …
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Word for "a person who generate bill on computer in shopping mall"
Clerk
c: one who works at a sales or service counter
a store clerk
a grocery clerk
The person is often refereed to as check out clerk
Check out:
3: a counter or area in a store where goods are chec …
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How do you call one part of a pitched roof
Side or Slope
A pitched roof has names for many parts, and names for each layer of the roof. The big wide part that would be called a side does not have any more specific name. It is called a side or …
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An elegant word for "relating to knowledge?"
Intellectual fits the sentence but not exactly the question
Based on your use of “wisdom” in the sentence, you view these years for the attainment of knowledge and how to use it.
Intellectual:
appeal …
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What's the appropriate verb for "Raising a pet and taking care of it"
rear
to bring to maturity or self-sufficiency usually through nurturing care
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rear
FWIW I think raise is fine also.
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What is an adjective for the side of a mathematically-defined thing that usually points upwa...
Upward
upward (adjective)
1 : directed toward or situated in a higher place or level :
And it has a symmetry with forward. Of course, it is only upward with respect to a point of reference, and in o …
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word for mixing bad and good elements in a policy or law
If you mean intentionally putting in the undesirable element in a piece of legislation so it will not pass, if is called a
poison pill
poi·son pill a·mend·ment
• n. an amendment to a legislative bill …
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What word means dealing with the insignificant?
Minutiae fits your sentence. It is a plural noun
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minutiae
“a minute or minor detail —usually used in plural
He was bewildered by the contract's minutiae.“
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