word for word

adv.

In exactly the same words; verbatim.

word′-for-word′ adj.

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word-for-word

adj

1. using one word in a new text for each corresponding word in the original, rather than expressing the general sense

2. reproducing every word of the original

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word-for-word

adjective

Employing the very same words as another:

literal, verbal, verbatim.

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