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in 200 wads the detail about the uses of dictionary

2007-01-20 00:49:11 · 7 answers · asked by ahamsbukar 1 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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what?

2007-01-20 01:24:47 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0 0

Dictionaries are books containing the words of a language arranged alphabetically, sometimes called a lexicon or word book. The uses of dictionaries are as follows.

They give a concise and understandable explanation as to the meanings of words. This is particularly useful with words that have more than one meaning, such as 'bear' which could mean 'to carry' or 'a wild animal'.

They give a phonetic explanation as to how each word should be pronounced or spoken. This is particularly useful with words that are not pronounced as spelled. An example of this is the word 'Charade' which is pronounced 'Sharade'. It also distinguishes between words that sound the same but have different meanings such as 'There', indicating a place, or 'Their' meaning 'belong to'.

Dictionaries also explain about the historical or geographical origin of words. This is useful since many English words are derived from Latin, French, German, Italian, Spanish or other languages. This helps to give a better understanding of words. An example is the word 'Nourishment' meaning 'food' or 'To furnish with food to promote growth'. This is derived from a French word 'Nouritture' meaning 'feeding, food or board'.

192 words. Will that do?

2007-01-20 01:25:50 · answer #2 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0 0

for finding meaning of words
for finding meanings of idioms and proverbs
for knowing about correct usage of words
for knowing commonly made mistakes
for finding the correct pronounciation of words
for finding whether a word is a noun,adjective
for knowing the homophones
for knowing the formats of letters and emails(u have this in some dictionaries)

just put the above in sentences and whoa! ur work is done.

2007-01-20 02:42:56 · answer #3 · answered by suvs 5 · 0 0

I do not do someones elses homework, Try looking in the dictionary and look for the word "lazy" and write about that

2007-01-20 00:56:13 · answer #4 · answered by kb201A 2 · 0 1

I heard someone cackle--he was a phony! So I yelled at him "cacophony." He asked me what the issue was, was he too loud? I chortled and snorted a giggle and said "no it was just your fake cackle that made me yell." He asked me if I can form a sentence with geometry. I said "gee, I'm a tree." All of the glass in the house broke, causing a loud ruckus and cacophony. The End.

2016-05-24 00:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

sure

2007-01-20 00:59:56 · answer #6 · answered by manofseries 3 · 0 0

wow....

2007-01-20 04:02:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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