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OP The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
has:
36 definitions for the word Point
34 definitions for the word Line
11 definitions for the word Circle
1---definition for the word Rectangle
1---definition for the word Quadrangle
1---definition for the word Parallelogram
The 36 definitions for line, the word I had to look up for some reason struck me with awe. It asked for a check on the other ones.
There must be something in the fact that the two
most "simple"/ "basic" ones have the largest number of
multiple meanings. Don't know.
The more basic abstract the element the wider it can be used in language?
(if only I had not rejected math in my education years)
Last edited by BranShea; 06/15/08 08:37 PM.
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