Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural The very words, as of a quote.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The very same words; the self-same words; the precise language, word for word.
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- phrase The actual words (spoken or transcribed).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin : Latin ipsissima, the very, neuter pl. superlative of ipse, self + Latin verba, pl. of verbum, word.]
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Latin The very words.
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