Here are the key parts of a dictionary entry structure: 1. The Word - The headword or main entry term. 2. Pronunciation - How to pronounce the word, often shown between slashes. 3. Part of Speech - The grammatical category of the word, such as noun, verb, adjective. 4. Entry Number - If a word has multiple definitions, they are numbered. 5. Definition - The meaning or meanings of the word. Multiple definitions are separated and numbered.

1. Structure of entries
The Pronunciation The Part of Speech
The second part of the The third item in a dictionary entry is the adjective adj.
The syllables
dictionary entry is the part of speech. There are 8 parts of adverb adv.
The black dots
pronunciation transcription. speech: adjective, adverb, conjunction, Conjunction conj.
separate the
Often, the transcription will interjection, noun, preposition, pronoun, Interjection injer.
syllables of the word
be included within a pair of and verb. These are abbreviated as Noun n.
and thus partially
forward slashes (//) or within follows: Preposition prep.
indicate the
parenthesis. This is the part If the word is the plural form of a singular Pronoun pron.
pronunciation of the
The Word that seems to be from a word, the abbreviation pl. will be included Verb v.
word. ad∙di∙tive
The first part of a different language. before the part of speech abbreviation
dictionary entry is (ăd’ə‐tĭv) (i.e. pl.n.). In the definition above,
the word itself. additive is identified first as an n.,
ad∙di∙tive meaning noun
ad∙di∙tive (ăd’ə‐tĭv)n. A substance added in
small amounts to something else to improve or
strengthen it. —adj. Relating to addition.
The Definition
Finally, we get to the part that probably drew us to the dictionary in the first place. The fifth item included in a dictionary entry is the definition.
Multiple definitions are numbered.
When a word has multiple definitions, the definitions are numbered, such as the definitions for quota:
1.a. An allotment. b. A production assignment.
2. The maximum number of persons who may be
admitted, as to a nation, group, or institution.
(The Concise American Heritage Dictionary, 1997, p.579)
Multiple Entries
Words may have multiple entries in a dictionary when they have definitions that are unrelated. This happens when a word has multiple
etymologies or origins. Consider the word poser. It has 2 entries in The Concise American Heritage Dictionary (1997, p.550):
poser1 (pōz ər) n. One who poses.
poser2 (pōz ər) n. A baffling question.

2. What do they call the two words at the top of every page? Guide words
Exercise:
find next words in a dictionari and identify the parts of the structure of dictionary entries, and
copy to your note book.
Third
Miracle
carreer

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bed·room [ˈ bɛdˈruˈm rʊm] n 1. a room
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furnished with beds or used for sleeping. 2.
(modifier) containing references to a bedroom
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