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word
Found in thesaurus: language unit, info, promise, secret, spoken communication, spoken language, speech, voice communication, religious text, sacred text, computer memory unit, express
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word
v.
phrase, draft; style, formulate; express in words; choose words
n.
unit of language with meaning; speech, talk; short conversation; utterance; order, command; news, notice; commitment, promise; password, watchword
Microsoft Word
n.
word processor by Microsoft Office
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Word
In linguistics, a word is the smallest element that may be uttered in isolation with semantic or pragmatic content (with literal or practical meaning). This contrasts deeply with a morpheme, which is the smallest unit of meaning but will not necessarily stand on its own. A word may consist of a single morpheme (for example: oh!, rock, red, quick, run, expect), or several (rocks, redness, quickly, running, unexpected), whereas a morpheme may not be able to stand on its own as a word (in the words just mentioned, these are -s, -ness, -ly, -ing, un-, -ed). A complex word will typically include a root and one or more affixes (rock-s, red-ness, quick-ly, run-ning, un-expect-ed), or more than one root in a compound (black-board, rat-race). Words can be put together to build larger elements of language, such as phrases (a red rock), clauses (I threw a rock), and sentences (He threw a rock too, but he missed).
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Word (disambiguation)
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Word
Noun
1. the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
(synonym) Son, Logos
(hypernym) hypostasis
(hyponym) Messiah
2. the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
(synonym) Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God
(hypernym) sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
(hyponym) family Bible
(part-meronym) Old Testament
(class) covenant
word
Noun
1. a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
(hypernym) language unit, linguistic unit
(hyponym) anagram
(part-meronym) syllable
(derivation) give voice, formulate, phrase, articulate
2. a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"
(hypernym) statement
(derivation) give voice, formulate, phrase, articulate
3. new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"
(synonym) news, intelligence, tidings
(hypernym) information, info
(hyponym) good word
4. a promise; "he gave his word"
(synonym) parole, word of honor
(hypernym) promise
5. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"
(synonym) password, watchword, parole, countersign
(hypernym) positive identification
6. an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
(synonym) discussion, give-and-take
(hypernym) speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
(hyponym) argument, argumentation, debate
7. a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"
(hypernym) order
8. a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"
(hypernym) computer memory unit
(part-holonym) kilobyte, K, KB
(part-meronym) byte
Verb
1. put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
(synonym) give voice, formulate, phrase, articulate
(hypernym) express, show, evince
(hyponym) ask
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Microsoft Word
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worden
v.
come, become, grow, get, go, be, take, force upon, flake off
