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WORD SENSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does word sense mean?
• WORD SENSE (noun)
The noun WORD SENSE has 1 sense:
1. the accepted meaning of a word
Familiarity information: WORD SENSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The accepted meaning of a word
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
acceptation; word meaning; word sense
Hypernyms ("word sense" is a kind of...):
sense; signified (the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted)
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