2006-10-06 09:09:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
"3"
1= The
2= English
3= Dictionary
;>P
2006-10-06 09:43:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3
2006-10-06 16:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by But Inside I'm Screaming 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Oxford English Dictionary runs to 60,000 words. The noun alone has 47 separate senses listed.
2006-10-06 16:17:25 · answer #3 · answered by p.r.baseballova..derekjeter4eva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which English dictionary--you make it sound like there is only one. The OED (Oxford English Dictionary) is probably the most comprehensive--check out their website to see if they have a count listed.
2006-10-06 16:12:57 · answer #4 · answered by retorik75 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you mean how many words in the English LANGUAGE or just DICTIONARY? Which dictionary??
Great resource:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language#Number_of_words_in_English
The link does not appear in full but if you hold your cursor oveer you can click and see web address.
2006-10-06 16:24:57 · answer #5 · answered by laneybeans 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are 20
2006-10-06 16:18:15 · answer #6 · answered by rachel d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I checked.
there are some I've never heard of.
I got to 10--- and lost count.
2006-10-06 16:27:52 · answer #7 · answered by justme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
impossible to know words are being made every day
2006-10-06 21:27:53 · answer #8 · answered by !!David!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋