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I . word [wɜ:d, Am wɜ:rd] N

1. word (unit of language):

word
słowo nt
not a word!
word for word

2. word (short conversation):

to have a word/a few words with sb

3. word no pl (news, message):

word

4. word no pl (promise):

word
słowo nt
to break [or go back on] one's word
to keep one's word
to take sb at his/her word

II . word [wɜ:d, Am wɜ:rd] VB trans

word

buzz word N

code word N

code word
hasło nt

in-word [ˈɪnˌwɜ:d, Am -ˌwɜ:rd] N

nonce word N

swear word N

word order N

word processing N no pl COMPUT

word processor N COMPUT

four-letter word N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I put the word long in inverted commas because the kicks were in fact quite short and often inaccurate.
www.independent.ie
From season thirteen onward, the pattern changed to one in which episodes have a two-word title with the number of letters matching the season number.
en.wikipedia.org
It was our hardheaded refusal to allow those in power who had wronged us to have the final word.
grantland.com
The service is free up to 150 words per day, and as a 2,000-word free testing account.
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Telegraph (and telex) charged per word sent, so companies which sent large volumes of telegrams developed codes to save money on tolls.
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Reporters present at the execution reported that he went to the electric chair without saying a word.
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The word imponderable is used to describe such mysteries of everyday life.
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This is different from email handling as email automated response is typically based on key word spotting.
en.wikipedia.org
Stokes was definitely having a word in the ear and now he too gets a ticking off.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Several centuries later, as the church developed its doctrine of the "seven deadly sins," acedia was tucked into the sin of sloth, and the word disappeared from the common vocabulary.
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