What does wordhood mean?
Wordhood means The quality of being a word..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The quality of being a word..
You can call them nonstandard, colloquial, informal, casual, slangy, or even signs of the apocalypse, but there's no reason to deny them wordhood.
Use wordhood when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wordhood means The quality of being a word..
Common synonyms include wordness, wordship.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
You can call them nonstandard, colloquial, informal, casual, slangy, or even signs of the apocalypse, but there's no reason to deny them wordhood.
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