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Feb 10
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The most dictionary definitions

I always thought that the word “set” had the most definitions in the dictionary.  But it turns out that it depends on which dictionary you go to. “Run” has the most in some. “Turn” and “use” also have a lot of definitions. The top 10 list for the OED is here.

On the Urban Dictionary, the word with the most definitions is… “emo“.

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1.  Ros

Reminds me a little of this… All words have 900 definitions?
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2084

2.  Stu

I don’t think I ever asked you if you had the pleasure of sitting in on a hearing like that when you were a tippy?

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