1. descriptions of the "status" of a word, usually in abbreviated form (archaic, obsolete, regional, nonstandard, slang) 4 etymology 2. the accepted meaning of a word 7 entry word 3. the function of the word in a sentence 1 usage 4. the "history" of a word, beginning with the earliest language to which it can be traced 2 definition 5. the word as it appears in other forms, correctly spelled 9 respelling 6. a date marking the first known appearance of the word in a written text 3 part of speech 7. the word itself as it should be spelled 6 earliest recorded use 8. words meaning the same or nearly the same thing as the entry word 5 alternate forms 9. the word as it should be pronounced 8 synonyms