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verb- — Word
verb- means word. Latin source words and ideas terminology examples: verbal.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Word
- Latin: verbum
Examples and word parts
verbal
A verbal explanation uses words, whether spoken or written.
Word parts: verb- (word) + -al (relating to).
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Related language & writing terms
- lex- — Word
lexicon
- lingu- — Tongue or language
bilingual
- gloss/o — Tongue or language
glossary
- phon/o — Voice or sound
phonetics
- graph/o — Writing or drawing
biography
- grammat- — Letter or written mark
grammar
- scrib-, script- — Writing
manuscript
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals ideas terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.