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enough , e·nough / iˈnəf/ • adj. & pron. as much or as many as required: [as adj.] too much work and not enough people to do it [as pron.] they ordered more t… ample , am·ple / ˈampəl/ • adj. (-pler , -plest ) enough or more than enough; plentiful: ample time for discussion. ∎ large and accommodating: his ample chai… Word , WORD
WORD A fundamental term in both the general and technical discussion of language. The following selection of primary definitions of word is draw… Byword , byword •absurd, bird, Byrd, curd, engird, gird, Heard, herd, Kurd, misheard, nerd, overheard, reheard, third, turd, undergird, undeterred, unheard, u… Loanword , LOANWORD, also loan-word, loan word. A WORD taken into one language from another: in English, garage from French, leitmotif from German. Such words a… CATACHRESIS , CATACHRESIS [Stress: ‘kata-KREE-sis’]. A traditional term for the mistaken use of one word for another, as in Royal Anglican Regiment for Royal Angli…
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