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The English word “word” has 29 meanings listed here.

  1. The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
  2. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes
  3. The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes
  4. A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).
  5. Something like such a unit of language:
  6. A sequence of letters, characters, or sounds, considered as a discrete entity, though it does not necessarily belong to a language or have a meaning.
  7. A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space.
  8. A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine and which can be stored in or retrieved from a typical register (so that it has the same size as such a register).
  9. With regards to Intel or Intel-compatible hardware and/or in the context of Windows programming, a group of exactly 16 bits regardless of the actual processor capabilities; a fossilized unit referring to the small word size of historical CPUs.
  10. A finite string that is not a command or operator.
  11. A group element, expressed as a product of group elements.
  12. The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action. .
  13. Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech.
  14. A watchword or rallying cry, a verbal signal (even when consisting of multiple words).
  15. A proverb or motto.
  16. News; tidings.
  17. An order; a request or instruction; an expression of will.
  18. A promise; an oath or guarantee.
  19. A brief discussion or conversation.
  20. A minor reprimand.
  21. See words.
  22. Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture.
  23. Logos, Christ.
  24. To say or write (something) using particular words; to phrase (something).
  25. To flatter with words, to cajole.
  26. To ply or overpower with words.
  27. To conjure with a word.
  28. To speak, to use words; to converse, to discourse.
  29. Truth, indeed, that is the truth! The shortened form of the statement "My word is my bond."
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