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▸ noun: The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes
▸ noun: The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes
▸ noun: A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).
▸ noun: Something like such a unit of language:
▸ noun: A sequence of letters, characters, or sounds, considered as a discrete entity, though it does not necessarily belong to a language or have a meaning.
▸ noun: (telegraphy) A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space.
▸ noun: (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).
▸ noun: (computer science) A finite string that is not a command or operator.
▸ noun: (group theory) A group element, expressed as a product of group elements.
▸ noun: The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action. .
▸ noun: (now rare outside certain phrases) Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech.
▸ noun: (obsolete outside certain phrases) A watchword or rallying cry, a verbal signal (even when consisting of multiple words).
▸ noun: (obsolete) A proverb or motto.
▸ noun: (uncountable) News; tidings.
▸ noun: An order; a request or instruction; an expression of will.
▸ noun: A promise; an oath or guarantee.
▸ noun: A brief discussion or conversation.
▸ noun: (meiosis) A minor reprimand.
▸ noun: (in the plural) See words.
▸ noun: (theology, sometimes Word) Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture.
▸ noun: (theology, sometimes Word) Logos, Christ.
▸ verb: (transitive) To say or write (something) using particular words; to phrase (something).
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To flatter with words, to cajole.
▸ verb: (transitive) To ply or overpower with words.
▸ verb: (transitive, rare) To conjure with a word.
▸ verb: (intransitive, archaic) To speak, to use words; to converse, to discourse.
▸ noun: Scripture; the Bible.
▸ noun: The creative word of God; Logos.
▸ noun: (software) Microsoft Word, word processor software developed by Microsoft.
▸ verb: Alternative form of worth (“to become”). [(obsolete, except in set phrases or dialectal) To be, become, betide.]
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