"of one's word" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} of one's word, {{en-PP}} of one's word
  1. That keeps promises and tells the truth. Related terms: good as one's word Translations (that keeps promises and tells the truth): sanansa mittainen (Finnish), de parole (French), სიტყვის კაცი (siṭq̇vis ḳaci) (english: man of one's word:) (Georgian), di parola (Italian), słowny (Polish), челове́к сло́ва (čelovék slóva) [masculine, person] (Russian), de palabra (Spanish), sözünün eri (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-of_one's_word-en-prep_phrase-8PYPmm-K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Georgian terms with redundant script codes

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      "sense": "that keeps promises and tells the truth",
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