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• There are words that have the same pronunciation
but different spellings, information on this may be
included. If you’ve heard a word and are unsure
of how it’s spelled, this section can be helpful. For
example, you might hear “ate”, however, it could also
be “eight”. This list has suggestion that may help you.
unless (conj.):
Learn the abbreviations a no ser que
There are often abbreviations included in the definitio
of a word in the dictionary. Unless you know what the
abbreviations stand for, you may become confused.
A dictionary will normally have a list of the abbreviations
in the introduction or just after it, in the front of the book.

• The abbreviations will tell you in which word class
the word you’re looking up is. Examples include
“adj.” which stands for “adjective”, and “adv.” which
stands for “adverb” or “adverbially”. When looking
up a word, be sure to check the context, because
some abbreviations, such as “n.”, have more than
one meaning. The most straightforward and
common meaning is “noun”, but it can also mean
“neuter” or “north”.

Find the section of the dictionary with first le ter of
your word
The entries in dictionaries are listed in alphabetical
order. Because “dog” begins with “d”, it will be listed
after “c” but before “e”.

• There are trickier spellings for some words, like
“gnat” which begins with “g”, or “psychology” with
a “p”, or “knife” with “k”, et cetera.
• You may not be completely sure what the first le ter
of a word is, so start with what it sounds like. If the
word doesn’t appear in that section, try looking in

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