full word

noun

1. (especially in Chinese grammar) a word that has lexical meaning rather than grammatical meaning; a word or morpheme that functions grammatically as a contentive.

Word History and Origins

Origin of full word¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The full word is really gegedove; but it is shortened to gegedo, unless the next word is a vowel.

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The abbreviation "Copr.," and in certain cases the letter C within a circle, permissible instead of the full word "Copyright."

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The full word is cool-baur-ya where 'baur-ya' is the goal or gap.

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Who, for instance, but trusts more nobly for knowing the full word of his confidence?

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To see the full word, hover your mouse over words underlined with a faint grey dotted line.

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