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A	noun
	1	word
			a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚part; portion; component part; component ╚language unit; linguistic unit ╚word ╚dirty word ╚diminutive ╚derivative ╚deictic; deictic word ╚contraction ╚content word; open-class word ╚cognate; cognate word ╚charade ╚back-formation ╚antonym; opposite word; opposite ╚anaphor ╚anagram
	2	Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word
			the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚written communication; written language ╚writing; written material; piece of writing ╚sacred text; sacred writing; religious writing; religious text ╚Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word ╚Revised Standard Version ╚American Standard Version; American Revised Version ╚New English Bible ╚Revised Version ╚Authorized Version; King James Version; King James Bible ╚Douay Bible; Douay Version; Douay-Rheims Bible; Douay-Rheims Version; Rheims-Douay Bible; Rheims-Douay Version ╚Vulgate ╚family Bible
	3	news, intelligence, tidings, word
			new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚message; content; subject matter; substance ╚information; info ╚news, intelligence, tidings, word ╚update ╚good word
	4	password, watchword, word, parole, countersign
			a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚indication; indicant ╚evidence ╚identification ╚positive identification ╚password, watchword, word, parole, countersign
	5	word
			a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚message; content; subject matter; substance ╚statement ╚word
	6	discussion, give-and-take, word
			an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚auditory communication ╚speech; speech communication; spoken communication; spoken language; language; voice communication; oral communication ╚discussion, give-and-take, word ╚negotiation; dialogue; talks ╚public discussion; ventilation ╚postmortem ╚panel discussion ╚conference; group discussion ╚deliberation ╚argument; argumentation; debate
	7	word
			a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚speech act ╚command; bid; bidding; dictation ╚order ╚word
	8	parole, word, word of honor
			a promise; "he gave his word"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚speech act ╚promise ╚parole, word, word of honor
	9	Son, Word, Logos
			the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚belief ╚spiritual being; supernatural being ╚God; Supreme Being ╚Godhead; Lord; Creator; Maker; Divine; God Almighty; Almighty; Jehovah ╚hypostasis ╚Son, Word, Logos ╚Jesus; Jesus of Nazareth; the Nazarene; Jesus Christ; Christ; Savior; Saviour; Good Shepherd; Redeemer; Deliverer ╚Messiah
	10	word
			a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚definite quantity ╚unit of measurement; unit ╚computer memory unit ╚word
B	verb
	1	give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
			put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚express; show; evince ╚give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate ╚formularize; formularise ╚dogmatize; dogmatise ╚lexicalize; lexicalise ╚ask

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