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- The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of human speech or language; a constituent part of a sentence; a term; a vocable. (n.)
- Hence, the written or printed character, or combination of characters, expressing such a term; as, the words on a page. (n.)
- Talk; discourse; speech; language. (n.)
- Account; tidings; message; communication; information; -- used only in the singular. (n.)
- Signal; order; command; direction. (n.)
- Language considered as implying the faith or authority of the person who utters it; statement; affirmation; declaration; promise. (n.)
