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Words nearby by word of mouth
by virtue of, byway, by way of, by weight, byword, by word of mouth, by-work, by-your-leave, Byz., Byzantine, Byzantine chant
Other Idioms and Phrases with by word of mouth (2 of 2)
word of mouth, by
Orally, by one person telling another, as in They don't advertise; they get all their customers by word of mouth. [Mid-1500s]
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