what do you call a place where someone thought of an idea?
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I'm working on a project about structures and their historical value. I don't need this information, however, I would like to know and/or have it exposed to people that have wondered the same question.
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I'm working on a project about structures and their historical value. I don't need this information, however, I would like to know and/or have it exposed to people that have wondered the same question.
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I'm working on a project about structures and their historical value. I don't need this information, however, I would like to know and/or have it exposed to people that have wondered the same question.
single-word-requests nouns
single-word-requests nouns
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You can call it the birthplace of the idea. Merriam-Webster defines birthplace as "place of birth or origin" [link], and one of its examples is "New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz" [ibid].
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we often use cradle as the conceptual word for where an ideology was nurtured (usually by more than one person or over a period of time) for example for civilisations we say
Cradle of civilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_of_civilization
it can be used for innovation
Cradle of Innovation http://www.leeds-sdg.com/cradle-of-innovation/
answered Dec 9 at 17:51
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I think "cradle" tends to be used for more grandiose concepts, and isn't as common as "birthplace" (e.g. Bell Labs is the birthplace of the transistor, I've never heard anyone talk about its cradle).
– Barmar
Dec 10 at 5:45
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I think the distinction is, cradle fits things that slowly developed over a longer period of time (which do tend to be more grandiose or abstract)
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You can call it the birthplace of the idea. Merriam-Webster defines birthplace as "place of birth or origin" [link], and one of its examples is "New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz" [ibid].
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You can call it the birthplace of the idea. Merriam-Webster defines birthplace as "place of birth or origin" [link], and one of its examples is "New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz" [ibid].
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You can call it the birthplace of the idea. Merriam-Webster defines birthplace as "place of birth or origin" [link], and one of its examples is "New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz" [ibid].
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You can call it the birthplace of the idea. Merriam-Webster defines birthplace as "place of birth or origin" [link], and one of its examples is "New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz" [ibid].
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we often use cradle as the conceptual word for where an ideology was nurtured (usually by more than one person or over a period of time) for example for civilisations we say
Cradle of civilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_of_civilization
it can be used for innovation
Cradle of Innovation http://www.leeds-sdg.com/cradle-of-innovation/
answered Dec 9 at 17:51
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I think "cradle" tends to be used for more grandiose concepts, and isn't as common as "birthplace" (e.g. Bell Labs is the birthplace of the transistor, I've never heard anyone talk about its cradle).
– Barmar
Dec 10 at 5:45
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I think the distinction is, cradle fits things that slowly developed over a longer period of time (which do tend to be more grandiose or abstract)
– user568458
Dec 10 at 10:59
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we often use cradle as the conceptual word for where an ideology was nurtured (usually by more than one person or over a period of time) for example for civilisations we say
Cradle of civilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_of_civilization
it can be used for innovation
Cradle of Innovation http://www.leeds-sdg.com/cradle-of-innovation/
answered Dec 9 at 17:51
KJO
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I think "cradle" tends to be used for more grandiose concepts, and isn't as common as "birthplace" (e.g. Bell Labs is the birthplace of the transistor, I've never heard anyone talk about its cradle).
– Barmar
Dec 10 at 5:45
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I think the distinction is, cradle fits things that slowly developed over a longer period of time (which do tend to be more grandiose or abstract)
– user568458
Dec 10 at 10:59
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we often use cradle as the conceptual word for where an ideology was nurtured (usually by more than one person or over a period of time) for example for civilisations we say
Cradle of civilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_of_civilization
it can be used for innovation
Cradle of Innovation http://www.leeds-sdg.com/cradle-of-innovation/
answered Dec 9 at 17:51
KJO
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we often use cradle as the conceptual word for where an ideology was nurtured (usually by more than one person or over a period of time) for example for civilisations we say
Cradle of civilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_of_civilization
it can be used for innovation
Cradle of Innovation http://www.leeds-sdg.com/cradle-of-innovation/
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I think "cradle" tends to be used for more grandiose concepts, and isn't as common as "birthplace" (e.g. Bell Labs is the birthplace of the transistor, I've never heard anyone talk about its cradle).
– Barmar
Dec 10 at 5:45
1
I think the distinction is, cradle fits things that slowly developed over a longer period of time (which do tend to be more grandiose or abstract)
– user568458
Dec 10 at 10:59
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3
I think "cradle" tends to be used for more grandiose concepts, and isn't as common as "birthplace" (e.g. Bell Labs is the birthplace of the transistor, I've never heard anyone talk about its cradle).
– Barmar
Dec 10 at 5:45
1
I think the distinction is, cradle fits things that slowly developed over a longer period of time (which do tend to be more grandiose or abstract)
– user568458
Dec 10 at 10:59
3
3
I think "cradle" tends to be used for more grandiose concepts, and isn't as common as "birthplace" (e.g. Bell Labs is the birthplace of the transistor, I've never heard anyone talk about its cradle).
– Barmar
Dec 10 at 5:45
I think "cradle" tends to be used for more grandiose concepts, and isn't as common as "birthplace" (e.g. Bell Labs is the birthplace of the transistor, I've never heard anyone talk about its cradle).
– Barmar
Dec 10 at 5:45
1
1
I think the distinction is, cradle fits things that slowly developed over a longer period of time (which do tend to be more grandiose or abstract)
– user568458
Dec 10 at 10:59
I think the distinction is, cradle fits things that slowly developed over a longer period of time (which do tend to be more grandiose or abstract)
– user568458
Dec 10 at 10:59
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