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written word — noun the written form of a word while the spoken word stands for something, the written word stands for something that stands for something a craftsman of the written word • Hypernyms: ↑word • Hyponyms: ↑bigram, ↑trigram, ↑tetragram … Useful english dictionary
written word — N SING: usu the N You use the written word to refer to language expressed in writing, especially when contrasted with speech or with other forms of expression such as painting or film. Even in the 18th century scholars continued to give primacy… … English dictionary
(the) written word — the written word phrase writing in general Thesaurus: relating to writing and editinghyponym to write somethingsynonym Main entry: written * * * the ˌwritten ˈword idiom … Useful english dictionary
word — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦ words, wording, worded 1) N COUNT A word is a single unit of language that can be represented in writing or speech. In English, a word has a space on either side of it when it is written. The words stood out clearly on the… … English dictionary
word — word1 W1S1 [wə:d US wə:rd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(unit of language)¦ 2 somebody s words 3 have a word 4 want a word 5 not hear/understand/believe a word 6 without (saying) a word 7 say a word/say a few words 8 a word of warning/caution/advice/thanks etc 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Word-sense disambiguation — Disambiguation redirects here. For other uses, see Disambiguation (disambiguation). In computational linguistics, word sense disambiguation (WSD) is an open problem of natural language processing, which governs the process of identifying which… … Wikipedia
written — writ|ten1 [ˈrıtn] the past participle of ↑write written 2 written2 adj [only before noun] 1.) recorded in writing ▪ the development of written language. written agreement/reply/statement/report etc ▪ Please send a cheque with written confirmation … Dictionary of contemporary English
written — writ|ten1 [ rıtn ] adjective only before noun *** something that is written involves writing and not speaking or drawing: written records a. the written word writing in general => WRITE written writ|ten 2 the past participle of write … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
written — 1 the past participle of write 2 adjective (only before noun) 1 recorded in writing: written agreement/reply etc: You ll get a written report of my conclusions within ten days. 2 written test/exam a test etc in which you have to write the answers … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
written — I UK [ˈrɪt(ə)n] / US adjective [only before noun] ** something that is written involves writing and not speaking or drawing written records • the written word See: write II UK / US the past participle of write … English dictionary
