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Definition of ghost word in English: ghost wordnoun A word recorded in a dictionary or other reference work which is not actually used. Example sentencesExamples - There is a very common ghost word that became well established in our language - a ghost name, to be more accurate.
- Why not just remove the ghost words if they're not actually content that the dictionary cares to have in it?
- One of the most exotic of linguistic phenomena, the ghost word, has accidentally acquired a sexual application.
Definition of ghost word in US English: ghost wordnoun A word that is not actually used but is recorded in a dictionary or other reference work. Example sentencesExamples - There is a very common ghost word that became well established in our language - a ghost name, to be more accurate.
- One of the most exotic of linguistic phenomena, the ghost word, has accidentally acquired a sexual application.
- Why not just remove the ghost words if they're not actually content that the dictionary cares to have in it?
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