word

word · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing.

  2. 2.

    Something that someone says; a remark or statement.

  3. 3.

    A promise or assurance.

  4. 4.

    A command or instruction.

  5. 5.

    News or information.

  6. 6.

    To express something in particular words.

Forms

plural: words

Related words

Etymology

From Old English "word," from Proto-Germanic "wurdan," from Proto-Indo-European "werh-" meaning "to speak." Cognate with German "Wort," Dutch "woord," and Latin "verbum."