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Dord

The word dord is a dictionary error in lexicography. It was accidentally created, as a ghost word, by the staff of G. and C. Merriam Company (now part of Merriam-Webster) in the New International Dictionary, second edition (1934). That dictionary defined the term as a synonym for density used in physics and chemistry in the following way:

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Dord

Nodes20
Edges19
Triples4
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.1
Components1

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related to External links · 3
Dord → Ghost Word, Gove, Word
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Dord → dictionary error in lexicography

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word dictionary density error entry new editor merriam-webster ghost gove chemistry doré part international 1934 physics wrote letter speech corrected

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Dordis adictionary error in lexicography0.90text
Dordrelated to External linksGove0.60section
Dordrelated to External linksWord0.60section
Dordrelated to External linksGhost Word0.60section

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