Usage and Word

Usage

Usage noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Word and usage are semantically related In some cases you can use "Word" instead a noun "Usage".

Word noun - A pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field.

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Usage and word are semantically related in unit of language topic. Sometimes you can use "Usage" instead a noun "Word".

Nearby Words: wordy, wordless, wording, worded, wordily

good	good usage	good word
safe	safe usage	safe word
particular	particular usage	particular word
better	better usage	better word
Other adjectives: similar, common, specific, original, correct, proper, single, actual, archaic, official, last, occasional, different.

In subtitled anime, the Japanese word for 'shit' (kuso) is often translated as 'damn' for American audiences because of the similar usage.

Source: Foreign Cuss Word
Greg at one point explicitly compares his usage of it to Richard Pryor's usage of the n-word.

Source: Series / Greg the Bunny
Have a Gay Old Time: The regrettably similar-sounding word "cybersex" had not yet passed into common usage when this series was titled.

Source: Western Animation / Cybersix

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