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From: gadfly@ihu1m.UUCP (Gadfly)
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Subject: Re: On "orphaned" words.
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Date: Wed, 10-Apr-85 09:41:43 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 10 09:41:43 1985
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> Well, there are certainly words that are so specialized that they
> are basically unusable in any but a single context.  The one that
> comes to mind for me is "defray", a word which cannot apply sensibly
> to any direct object other than "expense" or "cost". 
> 
> Excuse me, I have to go defray the cat.
> 
> 	Mike

On the way to that status are "figments," which are the exclusive
property of one's imagination.

Read any good figments lately?
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