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English Dictionary (1-2 of 2)
- word
- [w3ːd]
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- 1. one of the units of speech or writing that native speakers of a language usually regard as the smallest isolable meaningful element of the language, although linguists would analyse these further into morphemes
- 2. an instance of vocal intercourse; chat, talk, or discussion
- 3. an utterance or expression, esp a brief one
- 4. news or information
- 5. a verbal signal for action; command
- 6. an undertaking or promise
- 7. an autocratic decree or utterance; order
- 8.
a watchword or slogan, as of a political...
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- Word
- [w3ːd]
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- 1. the 2nd person of the Trinity
- 2. translation of Greek logos, as in John 1:1
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Examples (1-5 of 49)
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the word filibuster comes from the Dutch word for pirate
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word for word
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the word ``man'' does not name all men but the abstract idea of manhood
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``forget'' is an Anglo-Saxon word
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``communism'' became a boo-word in the McCarthy era
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