Question

Use the circled numbers in the entry below to match that number to the corresponding part of the dictionary entry. Note that each number in the illustration refers to the material on its left.
Adapted from a definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (G and C Merriam Co., 19



entry word

etymology

illustrative quote

synonym

respelling

part of speech

alternate forms

definition





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Answer 1

Answer:

1: entry word; 2: respelling; 3: part of speech; 4: alternate forms; 5: etymology; 6: definition; 7: synonym; 8: illustrative quote are the correct answers.

Explanation:

Entry word is the entry of a dictionary, glossary or encyclopedia. Different format is used to distinguish the word from the rest of the entry.

Respelling means to spell a word again, usually indicating how it is pronounced.

Part of speech is what type of word is; in this case, the n means that the word is a noun.

Alternate forms is another version of the word; in this case, it refers to the plural form of the word (dictionaries.)

Etymology is the historical development of a word and how the meaning changed or stayed the same.

Definition is the explanation of the word itself.

Synonyms are words that have a similar meaning and can be used in specific situations to avoid repetition.

Illustrative quote is an example of the word in context and how it works in a real situation.

Answer 2

Answer:

1) entry word; 2) respelling; 3) part of speech; 4) alternate forms; 5) etimology; 6) definition; 7) synonym; 8) illustrative quote.

Explanation:

entry word = the word presented before everything else in the dictionary;

etymology = the study of the origin of the words;

illustrative quote = a quote that shows the word in use;

synonym = one or two words that have the equivalent (or almost) meaning as the word presented;

respelling = pronunciation of a word in the phonetics alphabet;

part of speech = the function of the word (if it is a verb, a noun, etc);  

alternate forms = other forms of a word such as plural, adverb, etc;

definition = the meaning of a word.