Kilo Lingo

/wɜːd/

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Translation

A sound or group of letters that has a meaning when you say or write it.

Word origin

From Old English word, meaning speech or a unit of language, shared across the old Germanic languages.

Origin
Old English
Root
word

Grammar

Gender
Pluralwords

Examples

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"Word" means one unit of language with a meaning.

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"Words" is the plural, meaning more than one word.

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Here "word" names the thing you write letter by letter.

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This word is part of lesson 6.