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Originally Posted by tore
Aside from your point that anything needs something else to have meaning, would you say that terms like "mammal" or "insect" are contextual?
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Yes, because of word etymology, descended language, word roots (I don't know if either word is descended from greek or latin, but many other english words only mean what they do by context of latin roots that have been twisted.
They're categorical, but without examples they'd just be gibberish. As it is, I'll admit its nigh-on impossible to misread them for something else, but slang and vernacular uses of 'insect' to mean someone lower than you and worthless are contextual meanings, yes?
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