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FOUR-LETTER ANGLO-SAXON WORD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does four-letter Anglo-Saxon word mean?
• FOUR-LETTER ANGLO-SAXON WORD (noun)
The noun FOUR-LETTER ANGLO-SAXON WORD has 1 sense:
1. any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive
Familiarity information: FOUR-LETTER ANGLO-SAXON WORD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FOUR-LETTER ANGLO-SAXON WORD (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
four-letter Anglo-Saxon word; four-letter word
Hypernyms ("four-letter Anglo-Saxon word" is a kind of...):
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)
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