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Unabridged Dictionary and Abridged Dictionary

Oxford-English Dictionary (OED) Webster’s Third International Dictionary. Unabridged Dictionary and Abridged Dictionary. Presented by Brenda Levert Feb . 20, 2010. Abridged Dictionary. - Reference Skills for the School Library Media Specialist: Tools and Tips, 2 nd Edition.

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Unabridged Dictionary and Abridged Dictionary

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  1. Oxford-English Dictionary (OED) Webster’s Third International Dictionary Unabridged Dictionary and Abridged Dictionary Presented by Brenda Levert Feb. 20, 2010

  2. Abridged Dictionary - Reference Skills for the School Library Media Specialist: Tools and Tips, 2nd Edition

  3. Unabridged Dictionary - Reference Skills for the School Library Media Specialist: Tools and Tips, 2nd Edition

  4. Desk dictionaries Abridged dictionaries, often called desk dictionaries, list 150,000 to 250,000 words and concentrate largely on fairly common words and meanings. A good desk dictionary will serve most reference needs for writing or reading. The following lists dependable abridged dictionaries: • The American Heritage Dictionary • The Random House Webster's College Dictionary • Mirriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary • Concise Oxford English Dictionary Unabridged dictionaries Unabridged dictionaries are the most scholarly and comprehensive of all dictionaries, sometimes consisting of many volumes. They emphasize the history of words and the variety of their uses. An unabridged dictionary is useful when studying a word in depth, reading or writing about the literature of another century, or looking for a quotation containing a particular word. The following unabridged dictionaries are available at most good libraries. • The Oxford English Dictionary, (20 volumes) • The Random House Dictionary of the English Language • Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language

  5. Webster’s Third International Dictionary of the English Language

  6. Oxford English Dictionary

  7. Oxford English Dictionary

  8. OED First Edition Facts

  9. Oxford English Dictionary -OED

  10. Oxford English Dictionary -Newsweek

  11. Comparison Suppose you want to look up the word "synecdoche.“ Which of the following scenarios do you prefer? • Find volume 10 of the OED and learn that Wyclif (1338) defined it as "whanne a part is set for al, either al is set for oo par . . ." • Start computer, find CD ROM, load CD ROM, go to OED, step through program, find information, unload CD ROM, turn off computer, file CD ROM, go back to what you were doing in the first place. • Open W3 and read "a figure of speech by which a part is put for a whole (as fifty sail for fifty ships) . . ." W3 is THE dictionary. It belongs in everyone's home. At the listed price it is an incredible bargain. Highly recommended

  12. Pre-activities

  13. Prefixes

  14. Activity 1 Prefix Association WordsPrefix Definition • 1.con,com, col, cor • 2. re • 3. ob • 4. circum • 5. anti • 6. super • 7. in, il, im, ir • 8. e, ex, ef • 9. bene • 10. sub • 11. de • 12. per • 13. pre • 14. equi • 15. intro (intra)

  15. Prefix Association WordsPrefix Definition • 1. con,com, col, co combine, contact, collect, cooperate together • 2. re return, review, revive again • 3. ob obsolete, objurgation, object, obtuse against • 4. circum circumvent, circumspect around • 5. anti antibody, antithesis, anticlimax against • 6. super supervise, supernatural, supercilious over • 7. in, il, im, ir inscribe, illicit, impossible, irreverent not, in, into • 8. e, ex, ef evade, excise, effluent out • 9. bene benefit, benevolent, benefactor good • 10. sub subterranean, subtract, subordinate under • 11. de deposit, descent, denounce down • 12. per perception, perambulate, perforation through • 13. pre prelude, preposition, premonition before • 14. equi equitable, equilateral, equilibrium equal • 15. intro (intra) introduce, introvert, intramural into, within

  16. Vocabulary Illustrations

  17. References Hendricks, V. (n.d.) Sequential Vocabulary: Lesson 1. Learn NC. Retrieved February 15, 2010 from http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3130 Oxford University Press (2009). Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved from http://dictionary.oed.com.ezproxy.uwa.edu:2048/ Reitz, J. (2004). Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science. Retrieved from http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_u.cfm Riedling, A. (2005). Reference Skills for the School Library Media Specialist: Tools and Tips, 2nd Edition

  18. References Unknown. (2000) . Customer Review. Amazon.com. Retrieved February 16, 2010 from http://www.jcscl.org/Science-75-0877792011- Third_New_International_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language.html Unknown. (2010) . Montgomery College, Maryland. Dictionary Use. Retrieved February 16, 2010 from http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/faculty/~steuben/public_html/dictio naryuse.htm

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