book word
book word · book words
A word that is encountered in writing but not usually in speech, which people may…A word that is encountered in writing but not usually in speech, which people may therefore not know how to pronounce (correctly).
Meaning
2 sensesA word that is encountered in writing but not usually in speech, which people may therefore not know how to pronounce (correctly).
A word that is borrowed into a vernacular from a closely related literary language, thus being etymologically related to native vocabulary, but not showing regular sound changes.
French loyal and légal are both from Latin lēgālis. While the former was inherited, the latter is a book word.
Origin
From book + word.From book + word.
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Forms
plural: book wordsWord family
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