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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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Why is it not appropriate to appropriate?
I don't think there a conflict between those two meanings of the word, one an adjective and one a verb, but rather that the connection between them can be obscure.
When something is appropriate it i …
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What do "agent" and "agency" mean respectively in "moral agent" and “moral agency”？
'Agency' also carries a sense of 'capacity' or 'capability'. People with moral agency (or, e.g., political agency, or agency with respect to any given context or concern) have the capacity for moral b …
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Should a second definition for a word be used over the first definition of another word? (Bo...
But had I read it where the writer meant it in that sense, and not in the more conventional meaning, I would have missed the meaning entirely, and likely thought the intention was otherwise. … I think you should use whichever word contains the best meaning and produces the most appropriate effect for your purposes. …
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What does 'beyond' mean in the following?
In the examples given, I think the sense of 'beyond' can be obscured by the examples themselves, 'good' and 'evil' being highly charged concepts, especially in relation to each other.
When used as i …
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