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1. a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | language unit, linguistic unit, |
| definition | : | one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | anagram, |
| definition | : | a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | anaphor, |
| definition | : | a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | antonym, opposite, opposite word, |
| definition | : | a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | back-formation, |
| definition | : | a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | charade, |
| definition | : | a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cognate, cognate word, |
| definition | : | a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | contraction, |
| definition | : | a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | deictic, deictic word, |
| definition | : | a word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | derivative, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | diminutive, |
| definition | : | a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | dirty word, |
| definition | : | a word that is considered to be unmentionable (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | descriptor, form, signifier, word form, |
| definition | : | the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | closed-class word, function word, |
| definition | : | a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | catchword, guide word, guideword, |
| definition | : | a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | head, head word, |
| definition | : | (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | headword, |
| definition | : | a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | heteronym, |
| definition | : | two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | holonym, whole name, |
| definition | : | a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | homonym, |
| definition | : | two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | key word, |
| definition | : | a significant word used in indexing or cataloging (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | hybrid, loan-blend, loanblend, |
| definition | : | a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | loan, loanword, |
| definition | : | a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | meronym, part name, |
| definition | : | a word that names a part of a larger whole (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | metonym, |
| definition | : | a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | hapax legomenon, nonce word, |
| definition | : | a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | oxytone, |
| definition | : | word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | palindrome, |
| definition | : | a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | primitive, |
| definition | : | a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | paroxytone, |
| definition | : | word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | partitive, |
| definition | : | word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | proparoxytone, |
| definition | : | word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | quantifier, |
| definition | : | (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many') (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | logical quantifier, quantifier, |
| definition | : | (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | reduplication, |
| definition | : | a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | retronym, |
| definition | : | a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | substantive, |
| definition | : | any word or group of words functioning as a noun (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | equivalent word, synonym, |
| definition | : | two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | term, |
| definition | : | a word or expression used for some particular thing (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | trisyllable, |
| definition | : | a word having three syllables (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | manner name, troponym, |
| definition | : | a word that denotes a manner of doing something (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | classifier, |
| definition | : | a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | written word, |
| definition | : | the written form of a word (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | syncategorem, syncategoreme, |
| definition | : | a syncategorematic expression; a word that cannot be used alone as a term in a logical proposition (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | syllable, |
| definition | : | a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | affix, |
| definition | : | a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form (noun.communication) |
2. the sacred writings of the Christian religions (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | family bible, |
| definition | : | a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | vulgate, |
| definition | : | the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | revised version, |
| definition | : | a British revision of the Authorized Version (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | new english bible, |
| definition | : | a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | old testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | testament, |
| definition | : | either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | new testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | text, |
| definition | : | a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | covenant, |
| definition | : | (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | eisegesis, |
| definition | : | personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | exegesis, |
| definition | : | an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | gabriel, |
| definition | : | (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | noachian deluge, noah and the flood, noah's flood, the flood, |
| definition | : | (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings (noun.phenomenon) |
3. information about recent and important events (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | info, information, |
| definition | : | a message received and understood (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | good word, |
| definition | : | good news (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | latest, |
| definition | : | the most recent news or development (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | update, |
| definition | : | news that updates your information (noun.communication) |
4. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | arcanum, secret, |
| definition | : | information known only to a special group (noun.communication) |
| hypernym | : | positive identification, |
| definition | : | evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance (noun.communication) |
5. a brief statement (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | statement, |
| definition | : | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc (noun.communication) |
6. an exchange of views on some topic (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | argument, argumentation, debate, |
| definition | : | a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | deliberation, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | conference, group discussion, |
| definition | : | a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | panel discussion, |
| definition | : | discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | post-mortem, postmortem, |
| definition | : | discussion of an event after it has occurred (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | public discussion, ventilation, |
| definition | : | free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest (noun.communication) |
7. a verbal command for action (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | order, |
| definition | : | (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed (noun.communication) |
8. a promise (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | promise, |
| definition | : | a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (noun.communication) |
9. the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | hypostasis, hypostasis of christ, |
| definition | : | any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | messiah, |
| definition | : | Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | christ, deliverer, good shepherd, jesus, jesus christ, jesus of nazareth, redeemer, savior, saviour, the nazarene, |
| definition | : | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) (noun.person) |
10. a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | byte, |
| definition | : | a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | k, kb, kib, kibibyte, kilobyte, |
| definition | : | a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes (noun.quantity) |
11. put into words or an expression (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | ask, |
| definition | : | direct or put; seek an answer to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | lexicalise, lexicalize, |
| definition | : | make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cast, couch, frame, put, redact, |
| definition | : | formulate in a particular style or language (verb.communication) |
12. a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication)
13. the sacred writings of the Christian religions (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | biblical, scriptural, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | biblical, |
| definition | : | in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people (adj.pert) |
14. a brief statement (noun.communication)
15. an exchange of views on some topic (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | discuss, hash out, talk over, |
| definition | : | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion (verb.communication) |
16. put into words or an expression (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | word, |
| definition | : | a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | phrase, |
| definition | : | an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | word, |
| definition | : | a brief statement (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | articulation, voice, |
| definition | : | expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication) |
17. a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication)
18. the sacred writings of the Christian religions (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | biblical, scriptural, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | biblical, |
| definition | : | in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people (adj.pert) |
19. a brief statement (noun.communication)
20. an exchange of views on some topic (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | discuss, hash out, talk over, |
| definition | : | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion (verb.communication) |
21. put into words or an expression (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | word, |
| definition | : | a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | phrase, |
| definition | : | an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | word, |
| definition | : | a brief statement (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | articulation, voice, |
| definition | : | expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication) |
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