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Word (n.) Verbal contention; dispute.

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Atonic :: Atonic (n.) A word that has no accent.
Intussuscepted :: Intussuscepted (a.) Received into some other thing or part, as a sword into a sheath; invaginated..
Avaunt :: Avaunt (interj.) Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase Get thee gone..
Built :: Built (a.) Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate-built, clipper-built, etc..
Tropologize :: Tropologize (v. t.) To use in a tropological sense, as a word; to make a trope of..
Baritone :: Baritone (n.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood..
Swordbill :: Sword (n.) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
Categorematic :: Categorematic (a.) Capable of being employed by itself as a term; -- said of a word.
Billfish :: Billfish (n.) The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish..
Stem :: Stem (n.) The part of an inflected word which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) throughout a given inflection; theme; base.
Diatom :: Diatom (n.) One of the Diatomaceae, a family of minute unicellular Algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual multiplying by spontaneous division. By some authors diatoms are called Bacillariae, but this word is not in general use..
Text :: Text (n.) A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary..
Nominal :: Nominal (a.) Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition..
Syncope :: Syncope (n.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every..
Properly :: Properly (adv.) In a proper manner; suitably; fitly; strictly; rightly; as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted..
Recitative :: Recitative (n.) A species of musical recitation in which the words are delivered in a manner resembling that of ordinary declamation; also, a piece of music intended for such recitation; -- opposed to melisma..
Wordiness :: Wordiness (n.) The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness..
Convey :: Convey (v. t.) To cause to pass from one place or person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound; words convey ideas..
Talent :: Talent (v. t.) Intellectual ability, natural or acquired; mental endowment or capacity; skill in accomplishing; a special gift, particularly in business, art, or the like; faculty; a use of the word probably originating in the Scripture parable of the talents (Matt. xxv. 14-30)..
Figurative :: Figurative (a.) Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; -- applied to words and expressions..
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