What information do all dictionaries provide for each entry?

a. language origin b. synonyms c. history of the word d. definitions

All dictionaries mainly provide definitions of the words; therefore, the prominent function of dictionaries is searching for the definitions. However, each dictionary has its own style of information provided.

EXPLANATION:  

In terms of the type of information provided in a typical entry, there are items usually found in a one-language dictionary regardless of the information of definition (according to the structure in the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDOCE):

1. Spelling: the keyword is provided in normal printed bold spelling. Keywords are alphabetically arranged in a dictionary.

2. Frequency information: a symbol that indicates how often the word is in written and spoken the language. In LDOCE, symbols are boxes with 'W' (written) or 'S' (spoken) followed by a number.  

3. Pronunciation: phonetic characters, given in parentheses ( ) or slashes / / brackets, it tells about how to pronounce the word (the pronunciation of the word is transcribed according to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)).

4. Word class: word class (so-called part-of-speech) of words and other grammar information are provided based on conventional abbreviations, like ‘n’ for nouns and ‘v’ for Verb.

5. Sense: when a word has a different meaning, then different senses are added up. When the senses or senses groups be owned by different word classes, this is specified. For each different sense, a definition is provided when at the same time serves as it's meaning’s explanation

6. Collocation, the use of phrases and syntactic operation of the word: examples are provided of how keywords can be mutual with other words to make idiomatic language usage.

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•What information do all dictionaries provide for each entry?

KEYWORDS: Dictionary, definition

Subject  : English

Class  : 10-12

Sub-Chapter: Dictionary

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