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noun
1.
in exactly the same words; verbatim.
2.
one word at a time, without regard for the sense of the whole: She translated the book word for word.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English
1350–1400; Middle English
Related forms
word-for-word, adjective
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Word for word
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Idioms & Phrases
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Exactly as written or spoken, as in That was the forecast, word for word. Chaucer used this idiom in the late 1300s.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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