Effect and Means

Effect

Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Means and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Means" instead a noun "Effect".

Means noun - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.

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Effect and means are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a noun "Means".

Nearby Words: mean, meaning

good	good effect	good means
special	special effect	special means
best	best effect	best means
better	better effect	better means
Other adjectives: similar, normal, common, direct, obvious, visible, powerful, actual, real, little, main, practical, psychological, possible, apparent, different, magical.

Attributing weapons means giving a chance of activating an elemental effect on attacks, while attributing armor means giving resistance to said element.

Source: Video Game / Elsword
As a side effect, this means that a "full combo" means you've played the song "perfectly", Star Power bonuses notwithstanding.

Source: Video Game / Guitar Hero
The former simply means the card no longer exists on the field, the latter means it's effects are stopped until the negating effect ends.

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