word-for-word

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word-for-word

adjective

  1. not comparable Using exactly the same words (as were originally used). His essay was a word-for-word copy of one on the Internet.

    Similar: exact, verbatim, ad verbum

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adj using exactly the same words as were originally used

Españolal pie de la palabra
中文逐字 zhúzì, 逐字逐句 zhúzìzhújù
Françaismot à mot, mot pour mot
Deutschwortwörtlich
Ελληνικάλέξη προς λέξη léxi pros léxi, επί λέξει epí léxei, κατά λέξη katá léxi
Русскийдосло́вный doslóvnyj

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@misc{word_for_word_2026,
  title = {word-for-word},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/word-for-word},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}