The word esoteric is somewhat esoteric.

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• QuantumTickle@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That makes it autological, a word that describes itself.

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  • Stillwater@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    But is “nonautological” autological?

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    • tdawg@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Recursion depth exceeded

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    • FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s like the paradox about whether the set of sets that don’t contain themselves contains itself

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• Jerb322@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah, but I’m not sure that’s widely known…

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• lath@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sounds erotic.

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• Siegfried@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It also sounds esoteric in spanish, which feels weird cause that means it isn’t latin. Turns out it isn’t. It’s a latinization of a greek word esoterikos, which means “belonging to the inner circle”

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• WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You think so? I feel like it is relatively common, but user experience may vary.

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  • Mbourgon@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Had to explain it to a coworker. I’m glad you have lots of people around you who know big words. :)

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    • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Upon further reflection, I might not be the best measure—I’m an occultist who is also currently writing a book. The word esoteric may only be common for my situation specifically, lol.

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