What is the definition of word

Word:

a speech sound or written symbol that is used to represent a concept / an instance of a spoken word that can change in inflection

A word:

- can form all or part of a sentence

- may or not have its own meaning

- typically consists of several letters in written speech

- represents the sound that can consist of several phonemes or speech sounds

EXAMPLES: Word

- Cat - A four-legged domestic mammal kept for companionship or catching mice.

- Book - A written work that is published in book form, consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.