workword
Meanings
noun
- The operative word, especially in a thought, phrase, or idea; keyword.
Word forms
Etymology
From work + word, perhaps as a calque of Dutch werkwoord (“verb”). Compare also West Frisian wurkwurd (“verb”).
Synonyms
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