°(linguistics) A distinct unit of language (sounds in speech or written letters) with a particular meaning, composed of one or more
morphemes, and also of one or more
phonemes that determine its sound pattern.
°A distinct unit of language which is approved by some authority.
°To
say or
write (something) using particular words.
"I’m not sure how to word this letter to the council."
°(slang emphatic stereotypically urban) An abbreviated form of a statement of the acknowledgment of fact with a hint of nonchalant approval.