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   Verb , n. [F. verbe, L. verbum a word, verb. See Word.]
    A word; a vocable. [Obs.]
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   (Gram.) A word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being, action, or the suffering of action.
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   ☞ A verb is a word whereby the chief action of the mind [the assertion or the denial of a proposition] finds expression.
   Earle.
   
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   Active verb, Auxiliary verb, Neuter verb, etc. See Active, Auxiliary, Neuter, etc.
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