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household word definition

household word

a common word, saying, name, or thing that is familiar to nearly everyone

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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