Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
An' if the folks that finally bumped him off knew he didn't aim to tell what he knew, whyfor did they figure they had to get rid of him?2019, William MacLeod Raine, Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story:
It is true that Congress authorized President […] Bush to commence air attacks on Iraq but there was no technical declaration of war. This should come as no surprise because the word "war," as well as an endless list of war metaphors, are an intrinsic part of everyday English usage. The wheres, whens and why-fores of how they are actually used is quite circumscribed.1991 February 4, Michael Bronski, “Are We Having A War, Or What?”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 28, page 7:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| whyfors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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