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noscitur a sociis
1. To be known by its associates.
2. The meaning or interpretation of a word can be gathered from the context or by reference to the meaning of the words associated with it. This rule of interpretation propounds that “a word is known from the company it keeps.”
Example:
The panel discussed the terms ad naseum.
The panel on the wall was beautiful.
Depending on the context the word "panel" takes a completely different meaning
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