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• word — I (news) noun account, advice, bulletin, communication, dispatch, information, intelligence, mention, message, report, statement II (promise) noun affirmation, agreement, assurance, averment, avouchment, avowal, declaration, pledge, profession,… …   Law dictionary

• word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable …   Collocations dictionary

• Coined — Coin Coin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coined} (koind); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coining}.] 1. To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal; to mint; to manufacture; as, to coin silver dollars; to coin a medal. [1913 Webster] 2. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Word word — A Word word is a non technical term for a particular colloquial tendency to double (repeat) a certain word, as if the first use is an adjective and the second is the modified noun. The first word of the repeated pair (adjective form) is usually… …   Wikipedia

• word association football — Meaning Origin A word game in which the first player starts with a word and subsequent players have to follow with a related word and so on. The pastime has been around for some years and is staple fare for families on long car journeys and the… …   Meaning and origin of phrases

• word\ of\ mouse — The way news and rumors spread across the internet via message boards and IRC servers. (Someone coined this along time ago...just did not see it listed and thought it should be.) If word of mouth and work of mouth don t do it for you, try word of …   Dictionary of american slang

• word\ of\ mouse — The way news and rumors spread across the internet via message boards and IRC servers. (Someone coined this along time ago...just did not see it listed and thought it should be.) If word of mouth and work of mouth don t do it for you, try word of …   Dictionary of american slang

• coined — kɔɪn n. piece of stamped metal currency (as opposed to paper bills) v. make coins out of metal, mint; invent a new word or phrase …   English contemporary dictionary

• Longest word in English — The identity of the longest word in English depends upon the definition of what constitutes a word in the English language, as well as how length should be compared. In addition to words derived naturally from the language s roots (without any… …   Wikipedia

• portmanteau word — n. [coined by Lewis CARROLL Lewis in Through the Looking Glass] a coined word that is a combination of two other words in form and meaning; blend (Ex.: smog, from smoke and fog) …   English World dictionary

• nonce word — noun a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion • Syn: ↑hapax legomenon • Hypernyms: ↑word * * * noun : a word (as ringday in “four girls I know have become engaged today: this must be ringday”) coined and used apparently to suit… …   Useful english dictionary