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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kee-wurd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkiˌwɜrd



Definition of key word

Origin :
  • also key-word, 1807, from key (n.1) + word (n.). Originally in reference to codes and ciphers.
  • As in password : noun secret word given for entry
  • As in designation : noun name, label, mark
Example sentences :
  • The letter "a" is then brought under "E," which is the second letter of the key word.
  • Extract from : « Visual Signaling » by Signal Corps United States Army
  • We had a good time in this chapter on Obedience, which is the key word.
  • Extract from : « Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study » by Dwight Moody
  • It is the safest sort of a cipher if the key word is carefully guarded.
  • Extract from : « The Diamond Pin » by Carolyn Wells
  • And now this man—the ringleader who keeps the key word buried in secrecy—has the temerity to ask an audience with you.
  • Extract from : « Meeting of the Board » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • That will give you a series of numbers which it is impossible to decipher unless you know the key word.
  • Extract from : « On Secret Service » by William Nelson Taft
  • He didn't like Starret staying there—a key word or a familiar face sometimes triggers the memory.
  • Extract from : « Forget Me Nearly » by Floyd L. Wallace
  • Take any key word, phrase, or sentence desired; for example, "A discovery."
  • Extract from : « Visual Signaling » by Signal Corps United States Army
  • This would be the first letter of the cipher message if the key word were Darrel, and the message like our suggested one.
  • Extract from : « The Diamond Pin » by Carolyn Wells
  • In this type of question, the teacher formulates the answer and leaves only the key word for the pupil to supply.
  • Extract from : « The Recitation » by George Herbert Betts
  • To point the student at once to the key word, italicized and bracketed words are here included in the count.
  • Extract from : « The Little Cryptogram » by J. Gilfin Pyle

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