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- pronunciation:
- dIk
sh
ner
i
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- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
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dictionaries |
| definition: |
a book, or a source of information found on a computer, that lists the words of a language in alphabetical order, along with information about their meaning, spelling, and pronunciation.
The dictionary showed many different meanings for the word I looked up.
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thesaurus |
The word dictionary
contains the following parts:
dic, dict
Latin
root
that means speak, declare
  Example words:
abdicate, addict, addiction, contradict, contradictory, dedicate, dictate, dictator, dictionary, indicate, indict, predicate, predict, prediction, verdict
-ary2
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means a person, thing, or place associated with
Example words:
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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