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wordhood en · NOUN

Etymology

From word + -hood.

Meanings

(uncountable) The quality of being a word.
- You can call them nonstandard, colloquial, informal, casual, slangy, or even signs of the apocalypse, but there's no reason to deny them wordhood. 2009, Ben Zimmer, Mailbag Friday: "Texted":

Synonyms

wordness · wordship

Translations (2)

ja 単語性 (Translations) · ko 단어성 (Translations)