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Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms Examples:
Bernard started at these words.was the way he worded it to himself.Emma's answer was ready at the first word.
Etymology:
Derives from the Old English word, coming from Proto-Germanic wurda. It has Roman and Greek counterparts in verbum and eirein respectively.
Usage Statistics:
405 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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