I think axiom should fit, but according to its official definition, an axiom is a statement that is taken to be true, and as far as I know, a word can’t make an statement by its own.

  • @Screwthehole
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    51 year ago

    I think you can always define a word using other words, without repeating the word in question. Just sometimes you have to take a pretty wide circle and the explanation can end up complicated

    • @reddig33
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      21 year ago

      Are there any words that dont have synonyms?

      • @Screwthehole
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        21 year ago

        These, either, neither

        All can be explained but the explanation is certainly more complicated than simply understanding the word(s)

      • @scarabic
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        21 year ago

        Good question. Even “stipulation” has “proviso.”