spoken word

/ˌspoʊkən wərd/
/ˈspʌʊkən wəd/
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Other forms: spoken words

Definitions of spoken word
  1. noun
    a word that is spoken aloud
    synonyms: vocable
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    type of:
    word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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