"word-perfect" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more word-perfect [comparative], most word-perfect [superlative]
Etymology: word + perfect Etymology templates: {{compound|en|word|perfect}} word + perfect Head templates: {{en-adj}} word-perfect (comparative more word-perfect, superlative most word-perfect)
  1. Correct in every word.
    Sense id: en-word-perfect-en-adj-5O-cNVXB
  2. (UK, theater) Having memorized one's lines perfectly. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-word-perfect-en-adj-By0YtM05 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: letter-perfect, WordPerfect (english: wordprocessing software)

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