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PASSWORD

\pˈaswɜːd], \pˈaswɜːd], \p_ˈa_s_w_ɜː_d]\

Definitions of PASSWORD

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A word by which one is known and allowed to pass; a watchword.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

(mil.) A private word enabling one to pass or enter a camp, by which a friend is distinguished from a stranger.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A word given before one is allowed to pass.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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