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word-of-mouth

word-of-mouth is the alternative form of word of mouth.

Meaning of word of mouth

Noun

word of mouth (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) The verbal means of passing on information; viva voce.
    • The book didn't need to be advertised; it became popular solely by word of mouth.

Questions about word-of-mouth

What is word-of-mouth the alternative form of?
Word-of-mouth is the alternative form of word of mouth.

Words near word-of-mouth in the dictionary

  1. word-lists
  2. word-lover
  3. word-lovers
  4. word-mincer
  5. word-mincers
  6. word-of-mouth
  7. word-painting
  8. word-perfect
  9. word-picture
  10. word-pictures
  11. word-process

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Adapted from Wiktionary: word-of-mouth (page history and authors); word of mouth (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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