a sound or combination of sounds (or the written symbols) forming a unit expressing an object, action, idea etc; a statement, remark; conversation; a promise
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Cases of word usage
1) shortened form of a word (abbreviation)
2) a word formed from the (usually) first letters of other words, e.g. NATO (acronym)
3) a word made by changing the order of the letters in another word (anagram)
4) a word in one language with the same origin as a word in another language (analogue)
5) a word that is country in meaning to another (antonym)
6) an archaic word or expression (archaism)
7) the similarity of sound between one word and another because they have the same vowel or the same consonant (assonance)
8) (a child's word for) a rabbit (bunny)
9) a word that is popular in informal speech (usually for a short period) (catchword)
10) a game in which a word is guessed after each syllable of it has bee suggested by acting a little play (charade)