Added 8 October 2026
word
/wɜːd/ noun
In Latin: verbum, vocābulum, fātus Wiktionary
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- The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes. The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes. A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word). A sign used in a sign language.
- The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes.
- The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes.
verb
interjection
verb
- Alternative form of worth (“to become”).
Origin
From Middle English word, from Old English word, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰom (“word”), from *werh₁- (“to say, speak”). Doublet of verb, verve, and vort; further related to vrata.
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