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Black Vocab Lesson 1
Words about Dictionaries
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Shortened, usually in reference to a written or spoken work | abridged |
| to look at in a leisurely and casual manner | browse |
| a reference to or a quotation from an authority | citation |
| a short but complete written summary | compendium |
| in a reference book, a subject or word and information about it | entry |
| the origin and history of a word | etymology |
| a dictionary of geographical places, including names and information | gazetteer |
| a word having the same pronunciation as another but a different meaning from that word | homonym |
| a dictionary | lexicon |
| the study of sounds of a language | phonetics |