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Verbal

Verbal (verbal)
a.(?)
Ver"bal
[F., fr. L. verbalis. See Verb.]
  1. Expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal contract; verbal testimony.

    Made she no verbal question? Shak.

    We subjoin an engraving . . . which will give the reader a far better notion of the structure than any verbal description could convey to the mind. Mayhew.

  2. Consisting in, or having to do with, words only; dealing with words rather than with the ideas intended to be conveyed; as, a verbal critic; a verbal change.

    And loses, though but verbal, his reward. Milton.

    Mere verbal refinements, instead of substantial knowledge. Whewell.

  3. Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation.
  4. Abounding with words; verbose.
    [Obs.] Shak.
  5. Of or pertaining to a verb; as, a verbal group; derived directly from a verb; as, a verbal noun; used in forming verbs; as, a verbal prefix.

    Verbal inspiration. See under Inspiration. -- Verbal noun (Gram.), a noun derived directly from a verb or verb stem; a verbal. The term is specifically applied to infinitives, and nouns ending in -ing, esp. to the latter. See Gerund, and -ing, 2. See also, Infinitive mood, under Infinitive.


Verbal

Verbal (verbal)
n.
Ver"bal
  1. A noun derived from a verb.













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