word
noun
/weːd/
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/wøːd/
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/wəɹd/
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/wɛːd/
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/wɜɹd/
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/wɜːd/
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/wʌrd/
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[wɚ(ɹ)d]
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- (semantics) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
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verbum,
vocabulum,
fatus
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- A promise; an oath or guarantee. [from 10th c.]
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verbum,
vocabulum
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- (computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine and which can be stored in or retrieved from a typical register (so that it has the same size as such a register). [from 20th c.]
- (theology, sometimes Word) Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture. [from 10th c.]
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verbum
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Word
properNoun
/weːd/
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/wøːd/
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/wəɹd/
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/wɛːd/
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/wɜːd/
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/wɝd/
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/wʌrd/
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[wɚ(ɹ)d]
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- The creative word of God; Logos.
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Verbum
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wording
noun
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- A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.
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sonus
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words
noun
/wɜɹdz/
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/wɜːdz/
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- (meiosis) Angry debate or conversation; argument. [from 15th c.]
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rixa
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