1) that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing
    spoken, word
    1a) any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning
    1b) speech, discourse
        1b1) what one has said
    1c) a series of words joined together into a sentence (a
        declaration of one's mind made in words)
        1c1) an utterance
        1c2) a saying of any sort as a message, a narrative
             1c2a) concerning some occurrence
 2) subject matter of speech, thing spoken of
    2a) so far forth as it is a matter of narration
    2b) so far as it is a matter of command
    2c) a matter of dispute, case at law