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word for word in the exact words; verbatim. I memorized the speech, word for word. I can't recall word for word what she told us. See also: word word for word if a written or spoken statement is repeated word for word, it is repeated using exactly the same words The article was reprinted word for word in a different newspaper the next day. See believe a word of it, breathe a word, say the word, spread the word, won't hear a word againstSee also: word word for word exactly as spoken or written She copied it word for word from the encyclopedia. See also: word How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This paper I took up, and, finding it to be a letter, I made no scruple to open and read it; and indeed I read it so often that I can repeat it to you almost word for word. The queen, who was scarcely less afraid of Monsieur de Beaufort than the cardinal himself, and who was almost as superstitious as he was, made him repeat word for word all La Ramee's praises of his deputy. "There is something so enchanting in the smile of melancholy," she said to Boris, repeating word for word a passage she had copied from a book. |
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