Wordship
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wordship is a noun meaning (rare) The state, condition, or status of a word.
Meaning
(rare) The state, condition, or status of a word.
Example Sentences
"But it expressed his thought perfectly then to all English-speaking people, and does so now, and is a participial adjective correctly formed. It is unknown to custom, but it has all the conditions of wordship, and is a much better English word than very many in "Webster's Dictionary."
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wordhood, wordness, wordishness, wisehood, nounship, worshipfulness.
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