EGAVE

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About 177.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun plural of word
    Words have a longer life than deeds. — Pindar (translated)
  2. noun Angry debate or conversation; argument. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    After she found out the truth, she had words with him, to tell him how she felt.
  3. noun The lines in a script for a performance.
    You better get your words memorised before rehearsal next Sat.
  4. noun Lyrics.
    The composer set the words to music.
  5. verb third-person singular simple present indicative of word

Similar words

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of and in are to that were which as

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