word — meaning in English
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English meaning
- word noun The smallest unit of language that carries meaning on its own, made up of one or more sounds or letters.
Senses
word is used for these senses in English:
- word (computing) 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). [from 20th c.]
word — full definition
- noun The smallest unit of language that carries meaning on its own, made up of one or more sounds or letters.
- noun Something said; a remark, message, or piece of news.
- noun A promise or one's sworn assurance.
- noun In computing, a fixed-size chunk of data that a processor handles as a single unit.