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DICTIONARY A dictionary is a reference book, containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them like pronunciation, functions and meanings.
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WHAT INFORMATION CAN I GET FROM A DICTIONARY?
the word or phrase broken into syllables the word or phrase with the pronunciation The part of speech of the word (such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc.): n related forms of the word, such as the plural form of nouns and the past tense of verbs. the definition or definitions of the word or phrase.
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the origin, or etymology, of the word or words, such as from the Latin, French, Old English, Hebrew, Greek
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Etymology is the study of the history of words, where they are from, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. ETYMOLOGY
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ABBREVIATIONS USED TO SHOW ORIGINS OF WORDS
1. Greek—Gr 2. Latin—L 3. French—Fr 4. Old English--Oe
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The best description of a rose is……
An astrology plant A nonaquatic plant A geologist plant A pretty plant
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ANSWER ….. b. A nonaquatic plant
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