Composition and derivation {parasynthesis} can form words.
Words can have up to three open arguments {conceptual structure, word} {word, conceptual structure}. First argument is entity, such as event, object, or place. Second argument is token or type of event, object, or place. Third argument is relation.
Word parts {kernel, word} hold basic meaning.
Word changes can make words similar to familiar words, without regard to meaning or real etymology {folk etymology}.
People make dictionaries and definitions {lexicography, words}|.
People study words used in subjects {terminology}|.
Average adult English-speaker knows ten to fifteen thousand object names {vocabulary, word}|.
Words {acronym}| can have first letters of phrase words.
Words {antonym}| can mean the opposite of another word.
Words {cognate word} in different languages can have same root.
Words {doublet word} can derive from same word but be different in meaning.
Words {eponym}| can sound similar.
Same word spellings {heteronym}| can have different meanings and/or sounds.
Words {homonym}| can have same spelling and pronunciation as another word but have different meaning.
Words {paronym}| can derive from same word but have different meanings.
People can use names {pseudonym}| instead of real names.
Words {synonym, word}| can mean the same as other words.
Made-up words {ghost word} can have errors in construction.
Words {loan word} can come from another language.
Words {neologism, word}| can be new or have new usages.
Words {partitive, parts}, such as "some", can denote parts.
Names {patronymic}| can identify father.
Terms {natural kind} can be person names or natural substances.
Terms {rigid designator}, such as person names or natural substances, can always mean same thing in physical and all other worlds.
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Date Modified: 2022.0225