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Definition byword

Etymology

From Middle English byworde (“proverb”), from Old English b?word, b?wyrde (“proverb, household word", also "adverb”), from Proto-Germanic *b?wurdij?, equivalent to by- +‎ word. Compare Latin proverbium, which byword may possibly be a translation of. Cognate with Old High German p?wurti (“proverb”). Compare also Old English b?spel (“proverb, example”), b?cwide (“byword, proverb, tale, fable”), Dutch bijwoord (“adverb”).

Noun

byword (plural bywords)

  1. A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
  2. A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
  3. Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
  4. An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
  5. A nickname or epithet.

Results 37 Words with the letters BYWORD

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9 letter words with the letters BYWORD ↑
BODYWORKS 22
8 letter words with the letters BYWORD ↑
BODYWORK 21
7 letter words with the letters BYWORD ↑
BYWORDS 16
6 letter words with the letters BYWORD ↑
BYWORD 15
5 letter words with the letters BYWORD ↑
DOWRY 11
ROWDY 11
WORDY 11
4 letter words with the letters BYWORD ↑
BODY 10
BROW 10
DOBY 10
DORY 7
ORBY 9
WORD 8
3 letter words with the letters BYWORD ↑
BOD 7
BOW 9
BOY 8
BRO 6
DOR 4
DOW 7
DRY 6
ORB 6
ROB 6
ROD 4
ROW 6
WRY 8
YOB 8
YOD 6
YOW 8
2 letter words with the letters BYWORD ↑
BO 5
BY 7
DO 3
OD 3
OR 2
OW 5
OY 4
WO 5
YO 4

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