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This tag is for questions about choosing the best word FROM A GIVEN SELECTION for a particular context or meaning. The selection to choose from must appear in the question. If you do not know the word already, use single-word-requests.
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What is the difference between "deterrent" and "adversity"?
In the context, and for difference where it makes sense:
Adversity is: things that happen [to someone or something] (generally bad things).
Deterrent is: things that happen that block some event fro …
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What would be a word to mean all authorized users?
"How do we use this at gates which are key/credential/passholders only?"
Whatever authentication/access token you're using, describe it in that term, rather than than who. Also, non-public.
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Is there a term for discrimination without negative connotation?
One can filter or sift through inappropriate attributes.
The list of answers varied greatly. However, after filtering the list for the terms requested, and the context desired, the OP selected one …
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What does isomorphism between language and reality mean?
In simple terms, the context is indicating that language and reality are directly related, further supported by the context that follows the source text that implies heavily that if language is unders …
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What is a word to describe the character of someone who plans his actions in advance?
Wiktionary says
premeditate to plan ahead of time
See also, premeditated murder.
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1700s term for "a technology"
Technical was a word in the mid 1700s, btw. Source: A dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson. It might not be unheard of to be a technical device.
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In film, what specific term describes the distinction between "live action", "CG" and "tradi...
Because there doesn't seem to be an "official" word, I looked at filmsite.org wherein animation is defined as:
a form or process of filmmaking in which inanimate, static objects or individual draw …
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Does this sound natural to you ? - "I am really confident in English"
No, it doesn't sound natural. Usually one would respond with the same terms as being asked.
The asking party is asking about the ability:
Are you good at thing?
The proper response is, if true …
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A word meaning more than "like", but less than "love"
Admire, respect, care for, desire, lust, fancy, am charmed by, appreciate. Pick one of these words and look in a thesaurus.
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Is there a word to describe the state of being the only one of something?
I wish that soloist would work in this realm. It has the right feel of being the only one of its kind except that, aside from the feel of the word to be in-place, this would of course not be true to i …
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If subscription is a contract to receive something, what is a contract to send something cal...
Fulfillment is the other half of subscription.
It means meeting of a requirement or condition.
It doesn't necessarily have to do with sending on its own, but you might say delivery fulfillment (beca …
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I’ve an Italian degree in “engineering informatics”, so I am a what?
You are in Information Technology (the IT field) with a specialization in how it applies to Engineering.
IT (or Informatics) Specialist [in Engineering] would be appropriate.
This would be similar …
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What is a good verb to describe the pleasant sound of rain?
There's always this song asking us to "Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain".
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What do you call a note that gives preliminary information before the main part?
NB: Maybe something might be interesting to note well.
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