3.5.3.1 Word
Use this domain for words that refer to words and groups of words.
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(1) What words refer to a word?
Example words: word, term, verbal
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(2) What words refer to words that are similar in meaning?
Example words: synonym, synonymous, derivative, antonym, opposite of
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(3) What words refer to words that are similar in sound?
Example words: homograph, homonym, homophone, homophonous, rhyme
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(4) What words refer to the way a word should be said?
Example words: pronunciation, pronounce, stress, tone, vocalization
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(5) What words refer to the way a word should be written?
Example words: spelling, spell, misspell
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(6) What words refer to a new word?
Example words: coin a term, coinage, neologism
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(7) What words refer to an old word?
Example words: archaic, archaism
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(8) What words refer to the history of a word?
Example words: etymology, derivation, etymon
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(9) What words refer to special words?
Example words: acronym, anagram
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(10) What words refer to special words that are used to talk about a particular area of life?
Example words: terminology, jargon, technical term, specialized vocabulary
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(11) What words refer to all the words of a language?
Example words: vocabulary, lexicon, dictionary, glossary
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(12) What words refer to a short form of a word?
Example words: abbreviation, abbreviate, be short for, for short, stand for, contraction
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(13) What words refer to a section of speech?
Example words: phrase, clause, sentence, utterance, discourse, formation, locution
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(14) What words refer to a section of writing?
Example words: paragraph, text, section, chapter, point, construction, document, passage, portion
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(15) What words refer to a group of words that express a particular meaning?
Example words: adage, aphorism, byword, cliché, dictum, epigram, expression, idiom, motto, phrase, proverb, saying, slogan, watchword
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(16) What words refer to two words that are often used together?
Example words: collocate, collocate (v)