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WORD A fundamental term in both the general and technical discussion of language. The following selection of primary definitions of word is draw… N , N, n [Called ‘en’]. The 14th LETTER of the Roman ALPHABET as used for English. It originated as the Phoenician symbol nun, adopted by the Greeks as n… Keyword , KEYWORD, also key word.
1. A WORD that serves as a crucial (‘key’) element in a usage, phrase, sentence, text, subject, concept, theory, or language:… 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… Mahon , Mahon •Abadan, Abidjan, Amman, Antoine, Arne, Aswan, Avon, Azerbaijan, Baltistan, Baluchistan, Bantustan, barn, Bhutan, Dagestan, darn, dewan, Farne,… Hindustan , Hindustan •Abadan, Abidjan, Amman, Antoine, Arne, Aswan, Avon, Azerbaijan, Baltistan, Baluchistan, Bantustan, barn, Bhutan, Dagestan, darn, dewan, Fa…
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