the words of something written | the mental faculty or power of vocal communication |
the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.) | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication |
a book prepared for use in schools or colleges | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon | (language) communication by word of mouth |
| the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number |
| a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline |