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Word , WORD
WORD A fundamental term in both the general and technical discussion of language. The following selection of primary definitions of word is draw… Etymology , ETYMOLOGY
ETYMOLOGY Both the study of the history of words and a statement of the origin and history of a WORD, including changes in its form and mea… Greenwich Mean Time , Greenwich mean time Loanword , LOANWORD, also loan-word, loan word. A WORD taken into one language from another: in English, garage from French, leitmotif from German. Such words a… SYNONYM , SYNONYM. A WORD that means the same as another, such as male and masculine. Linguists and many writers agree that there is ‘no such thing as a synony… McCormick & Company, Inc. , mean1 / mēn/ • v. (past and past part. meant / ment/ ) [tr.] 1. intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify: I do…
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