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The phrade is similar to "My word is my bond" meaning you promise to do something by giving your word rather than by posting a surety of money or signing a contract. A matter of honor!

Bond also means "in a state of slavery" also something "fastened to another," also "cohere.

Extrapolating that, the motto would be that we are bound together by our love of words and that words are the bond, or pledge, surety to one another that we will be honorable in our dealings with each other.
Complex enough to pose a challenge for any translator yet simple enough to convey the spirit of AWAD.
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