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Understanding Dictionary Terms and Usage

The document provides definitions and examples of the words 'snob' and 'snow', including their parts of speech and pronunciations. It also explains key dictionary terms such as guide word, entry word, and definition. Additionally, it poses questions related to the content for further understanding.

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Understanding Dictionary Terms and Usage

The document provides definitions and examples of the words 'snob' and 'snow', including their parts of speech and pronunciations. It also explains key dictionary terms such as guide word, entry word, and definition. Additionally, it poses questions related to the content for further understanding.

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Name Dictionaries and Glossaries

A Using the Dictionary

snob C D E snow

B snob (snäb) noun 1. A person who


looks down on other people. 2.A person
who seeks a higher social position. snow (snō) noun 1. Soft white flakes of
F frozen water that fall from the sky in the
snore (snȯre) verb 1. To make a rough, winter. verb [Link] fall from the sky as
hoarse noise while sleeping. snow (it has been snowing all day).

A. Guide Word: a word printed at the top page of a dictionary to show


the first or last word on that page.
B. Entry Word: a word that is the subject for the entry in the dictionary.
C. Pronunciation: how to pronounce the word.
D. Part of speech: a category to which the word is assigned
(noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.).
E. Definition: what the word means.
F. Alternate Definition: another definition for the word.

1. What are the guide words on the dictionary pages above?

2. What are the entry words?

3. What part of speech is the word snob?

4. How is the word snow different from the other two words?

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