1851 F. Lieber On Vocal Sounds L. Bridgeman in 2 ii. 25 There are many perfectly articulate sounds used in our language, which, nevertheless, have neither a destinct [sic] word-meaning, nor are interjections.
1993 Oct. 52/2 Raichel watches which areas of the brain react, and..isolates the parts of the brain that seem to be involved in the retrieval of word meanings.