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The Dictionary

• Connie McNabb

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The Dictionary

• Dictionaries contain a wealth of information.
  You can find almost anything you might want to
  know about a word in a dictionary.

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The Dictionary

• Dictionaries may be either abridged or
  unabridged.
• Abridged dictionaries do not have a complete
  listing of words.
• Unabridged dictionaries contain the most complete
  listing of words of any dictionary.

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Uses of the Dictionary

• Pronounciation
• Meaning
• Spelling
• Syllabication
• Derivation of words
• Inflection (plurals of nouns and parts of verbs)
• Parts of Speech

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Unusual uses of the Dictionary

• Mythological, bibical, and biographical names
• Geographical information
• Foreign words and phrases
• Abbreviations
• Standing of word (slang, etc.)

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The Dictionary

• Words are arranged or listed in alphabetical
  order in a dictionary.  Some dictionaries have a
  thumb index to help you find the word more
  quickly. 

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The Dictionary

• Guide words at the tops of the pages also help
  you find quickly the words you're looking for. 
  By looking at these two words, you can decide
  whether the word would come between these words
  and would be on that page. 

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The Dictionary

• There are many types of dictionaries which you
  may find useful.  Three main ones that you may
  use are Webster's dictionary, a biographical
  dictionary, and a geographical dictionary. 

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• Webster's Dictionary--This is the type of
  dictionary with which you are most familiar.  It
  gives you the pronunciation, history, and
  meanings of words.   It will give you the date
  the word was first used in the language and words
  in other languages from which the word
  developed.  

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• Something you may not know is that at the back of
  many dictionaries are other various reference
  sections which may explain abbreviations, give
  basic biographical information, discuss grammar
  rules, give geographical information, and even
  list colleges and universities

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Biographical Dictionary

• Biographical dictionary--This type of dictionary
  contains information on "noteworthy" people.  It
  gives short descriptions of individuals,
  including birth/death information, who the person
  "was", and why he or she is important.  

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Biographical Dictionary

• The listings may--or may not--be as detailed as
  you might find in an encyclopedia but will
  provide the basics about someone when you don't
  have a clue as to who the person is. 

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Geographical Dictionary

• Geographical dictionary--A geographical
  dictionary provides information on countries,
  rivers, mountains, cities, oceans, and so forth. 
    

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Geographical Dictionary

• It is a good, quick reference in which to find
  basic information and will contain many
  geographical locations not included in an
  encyclopedia. 

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The Dictionary

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