Definition of word

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Word (n.) Hence, the written or printed character, or combination of characters, expressing such a term; as, the words on a page..

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Recital :: Recital (n.) The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony..
Revolve :: Revolve (v. i.) To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense..
Aphetism :: Aphetism (n.) An aphetized form of a word.
Swordsman :: Swordsmen (pl. ) of Swordsma.
Analogy :: Analogy (n.) Conformity of words to the genius, structure, or general rules of a language; similarity of origin, inflection, or principle of pronunciation, and the like, as opposed to anomaly..
Holophrastic :: Holophrastic (a.) Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, -- as is the case in the aboriginal languages of America..
Tool :: Tool (n.) A person used as an instrument by another person; -- a word of reproach; as, men of intrigue have their tools, by whose agency they accomplish their purposes..
Mount :: Mount (v. t.) Hence: To put upon anything that sustains and fits for use, as a gun on a carriage, a map or picture on cloth or paper; to prepare for being worn or otherwise used, as a diamond by setting, or a sword blade by adding the hilt, scabbard, etc..
Redditive :: Redditive (a.) Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply; as, redditive words..
An :: An (conj.) If; -- a word used by old English authors.
Suffix :: Suffix (n.) A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix..
Leader :: Leader (n.) a row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to the right word or number..
Value :: Value (n.) Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument.
Lock :: Lock (v. t.) To seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him..
Pinxit :: Pinxit () A word appended to the artist's name or initials on a painting, or engraved copy of a painting; as, Rubens pinxit, Rubens painted (this)..
Parisology :: Parisology (n.) The use of equivocal or ambiguous words.
Nazarite :: Nazarite (n.) A Jew bound by a vow to lave the hair uncut, to abstain from wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion, the obligation being for life, or for a certain time. The word is also used adjectively..
Transposition :: Transposition (n.) A change of the natural order of words in a sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English..
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) Expressing a particular property of an object viewed apart from the other properties which constitute it; -- opposed to concrete; as, honesty is an abstract word..
Etymology :: Etymology (n.) That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.
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