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VOCABULARY Use of Dictionary. Use of Words: Diminutives, Homonyms & Homophones.

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Dictionary
What is a Dictionary? Dictionary is a collection of words in a specific language, often listed alphabetically, with definitions, pronunciations, and other information.
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How to Use a Dictionary

First, think of the word to look up. Then open the dictionary to as close to the first letter or two of the word as possible. Then either turn back or forward to find the word.
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To help the search, dictionaries have guide words to help. Guide words are at the top of each page. The first guide word is the first word on a page, and the second guide word at the top of the page is the last word on the page. Using the guidewords, you should find the word you a looking for easily. It will be between the words.
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Diminutives
Small. A word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness E.g. "a Lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; booklet",
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Homonyms
Homonym is one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings, usually as a result of the two words having different origins.

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Examples stalk (which as a noun can mean part of a plant, and, as a verb, to follow/harass a person), bear (animal) and bear (carry), left (opposite of right) and left (past tense of leave).

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Homophones

Homophones are words that have exactly the same sound (pronunciation) but different meanings and (usually) spelling.

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For example, the following two words have the same sound, but different meanings and spelling: Hour & Our. In the next example, the two words have the same sound and spelling, but different meanings: bear (the animal) & bear (to carry).
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Term
Homonym

Meaning
Different

Spelling
Same

Pronunciation
Same

Homograph
Homophone Heteronym Heterograph Polyseme Capitonym

Different
Different Different Different

Same
Same or Different Same Different

Same or Different
Same Different Same Same or Different Same or Different

Different but Related Same Different when Capitalized Same except for capitalization

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