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The word Chivalry is derived from the French cheval, a horse.
Thomas Bulfinch

Meaning of "the word" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE WORD

the word play
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WHAT DOES THE WORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Word

The Word may mean: in Music ▪ The Bird is the Word ▪ The Word, a blues/jam rock group ▪ "The Word", a song by The Beatles ▪ The Word, a 1953 documentary film ▪ The Word or Ordet, a 1955 Danish film in bookstores ▪ The Word Bookstore, a philosophy and poetry bookstore in Montreal ▪ Word, a Christian bookstore chain in Australia in the Christian faith ▪ The Bible ▪ Christ the Logos ▪ The Word Bible Software, Bible study software in media ▪ The Word, a 1955 film by Danish director Carl Th. Dreyer, nowadays usually known in English by its original title Ordet. ▪ The Word, a novel by Irving Wallace ▪ The Word, a weekly BBC World Service book programme ▪ The Word, a British late night variety series ▪ The Wørd, a recurring segment on Stephen Colbert's The Colbert ReportThe Word, a UK music magazine ▪ The Word, a 19th-century anarchist free love magazine edited by Ezra and Angela Heywood...

Definition of the word in the English dictionary

The definition of the word in the dictionary is the proper or most fitting expression.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE WORD

the Wilderness
the willies
the Windies
the Windy City
the wire
the Wirral
the Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach
the witching hour
the Wolds
the woman
the wop-wops
the works
The World
the worried well
the worse for wear
the worst
the Wrekin
the Writings
the wrong side of the tracks
the wrong track

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE WORD

at a word
buzz word
code word
content word
dirty word
entry word
four-letter word
full word
household word
in a word
keyword
mum´s the word
naughty word
of one´s word
operative word
printed word
reserved word
root word
the last word
word for word
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Synonyms and antonyms of the word in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the word» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE WORD

Find out the translation of the word to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the word from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the word» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la palabra
570 millions of speakers

English

the word
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शब्द
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كلمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слово
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

a palavra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le mot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

perkataan itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Wort
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

言葉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tembung kasebut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அந்த வார்த்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शब्द
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kelime
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la parola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słowo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слово
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuvântul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η λέξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die woord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ordet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ordet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the word

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE WORD»

The term «the word» is very widely used and occupies the 4.623 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE WORD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the word

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10 QUOTES WITH «THE WORD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the word.
1
Jeffrey Bernard
One of the things that goes with getting older is that one becomes more conservative - and I emphasise that when I use the word conservative I do not mean politically.
2
Michael Bolton
You're presuming too much by using the word legacy - presuming that someone is going to care.
3
Edward McKendree Bounds
Faith accepts the Bible as the word and will of God and rests upon its truth without question and without other evidence.
4
Thomas Bulfinch
The word Chivalry is derived from the French cheval, a horse.
5
Candace Cameron Bure
Our marriage is grounded in the word of God. That's really it. God is the core of our marriage, and the foundation and the blueprint for it is how we live, and being open and honest and communicating, but ultimately doing what pleases God, and not in a selfish manner.
6
Dan Byrd
The great thing about a name like 'Cougar Town' is that you hear it once and you remember it forever. It's a very 'loud' title. But there's a connection to the word 'cougar' that means a lot of people are going to be turned off right away by the title alone without even giving the show a chance.
7
Blu Cantrell
The word of the mouth is a very powerful thing and you can say something about someone that is not necessarily true, but people will believe it and it will become a constant reminder and every time that your name is bought up, that will come up.
8
John Ciardi
Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.
9
Benjamin Cohen
Initially, the site was favourably reviewed in a leading new media publication and the word spread.
10
Richard J. Daley
What is inherently wrong with the word 'politician' if the fellow has devoted his life to holding public office and trying to do something for his people?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE WORD»

Discover the use of the word in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the word and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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I Am the Word: A Guide to the Consciousness of Man's Self in ...
The channeled Guides of I Am the Word provide a concise and immensely powerful program in self-awareness that can ease negative complexes and align your existence with its highest purpose.
Paul Selig, 2010
2
Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Church
Respected pastor Matt Chandler launches a compelling discussion about fostering churches that view the gospel as not one piece but the very basis of their existence, allowing that truth to inform their theology, culture, and practice.
Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson, Eric Geiger, 2012
3
"Fundamentalism" and the Word of God: Some Evangelical ...
"Fundamentalism" is just a twentieth-century name for historic Evangelicalism, says Packer.
James Innell Packer, 1958
4
The Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word
Drawing examples from the history of photography, film, television, and the computer, a professor of journalism and mass communication explores how the visual technology of the future may increase, rather than lessen, the sophistication of ...
Mitchell Stephens, 1998
5
Revolution and the Word: The Rise of the Novel in America
It traces the co-emergence of the United States as a nation & the literary genre of the novel.
Cathy N. Davidson, 2004
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The Word: The Dictionary That Reveals the Hebrew Source of ...
The book features overwhelming data suggesting that the roots of all human words are universal, and that words have related synonyms and antonyms that must have been intelligently designed (perhaps by the designer of life himself!) The ...
Isaac E. Mozeson, 2001
7
Doers of the Word: African-American Women Speakers and ...
War on Crime revises the history of the New Deal transformation and suggests a new model for political history-one which recognizes that cultural phenomena and the political realm produce, between them, an idea of "the state.
Carla L. Peterson, 1998
8
Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word
This work explores the vast differences between oral and literate cultures, offering an account of the intellectual, literary and social effects of writing, print and electronic technology.
Walter J. Ong, 2002
9
The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever ...
With beguiling period illustrations, The Word Museum offers up the marvelous oddities and peculiar enchantments of old and unusual words.
Jeffrey Kacirk, 2001
10
The Word Exchange: Anglo-Saxon Poems in Translation
More than 70 of today's most celebrated poets, including Seamus Heaney, Robert Pinsky and Molly Peacock, present new translations of Anglo-Saxon poetry that give life to medieval English voices ranging from weary sailors and forlorn wives ...
Greg Delanty, Michael Matto, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE WORD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the word is used in the context of the following news items.
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Public University's Bias-Free Language Guide Calls The Word
The University of New Hampshire has issued a Bias-Free Language Guide which identifies the word “American” as a “problematic” term which should not be ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
2
Oxford Dictionary Adds 'Fo' Shizzle,' 'Masshole' and 'Hot Mess'
The precise origin of the word is uncertain, the editors say, but it may be a blend of twist or twitch and jerk. Their definition: “To dance to popular music in a ... «TIME, Jun 15»
3
Merriam-Webster names 'culture' word of the year
This Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 photo shows Merriam-Webster's 2014 word of the year, "culture," on citation files of the word used in context over time at the ... «Mashable, Dec 14»
4
Now You Can Use The Word 'Selfie' in Scrabble
Those words, among more than 5,000 others, are included in the Fifth Edition of The Official SCRABBLE Player's Dictionary, put out by American dictionary ... «TIME, Aug 14»
5
Malaysia's Highest Court Upholds Ban on Christians Using the Word
Malaysia's highest court upheld a lower court's ruling on Monday that denied an appeal by the Catholic newspaper The Herald to use the word Allah, considered ... «TIME, Jun 14»
6
Jeremy Clarkson: I did not use the N-word
The BBC on Thursday launched an urgent investigation into the allegations, while Clarkson denied he used the word. He told his 3.2 million Twitter followers: "I ... «The Guardian, May 14»
7
Banning 'Bossy' and 10 Other Notable Attempts At Word Banishment
Sheryl Sandberg, billionaire turned iconic crusader for women in the workplace, wants you to stop saying the word bossy. That five-letter adjective, as her new ... «TIME, Mar 14»
8
'Selfie' named by Oxford Dictionaries as word of 2013
"Selfie" has been named as word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries. The word has evolved from a niche social media tag into a mainstream term for a ... «BBC News, Nov 13»
9
Omnishambles named word of the year by Oxford English Dictionary
"Omnishambles" has been named word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary. The word - meaning a situation which is shambolic from every possible ... «BBC News, Nov 12»
10
Does One Word Change 'Huckleberry Finn'?
A new edition of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has generated much controversy because it will replace the word "nigger," which occurs 219 times in the book ... «New York Times, Jan 11»

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