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Generic word for uni-, bi-, tricycle, etc.?

Should I prefer “asker” or “questioner” for a person who asked a question?

Russian speakers and “I feel myself to be …”

Quoting vs Citing

History of the phrase “for Mother Russia”

Is Robert Oppenheimer's phrase “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” grammatical in English? [duplicate]

Is there such a word as “foresitter” in English? Can I use it instead of “chairman”? [closed]

Are the allies always good guys?

Usage of word “meat”

“Lifting a ban” — why does “lifting” mean “removing”?

Origin of the word “sport”

The name of “Scientific American” — two adjectives without a substantive?

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Use of “in this light”

You right/you are right

Morphology of mobster, gangster, webster, hipster

Using “to fix” as synonym of “to correct”

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What is the adjectival form of “primate”? [closed]

Using “whose” with non-animate nouns [duplicate]

Does the word “government” in English mean the courts as well? [closed]

Looking for a certain word

What is the generic word for a TV broadcast?

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