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2. Defining vocabulary - Wikipedia

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   A defining vocabulary is a list of words used by lexicographers to write dictionary definitions. The underlying principle goes back to Samuel Johnson's notion that words should be defined using 'terms less abstruse than that which is to be explained', [1] and a defining vocabulary provides the lexicographer with a restricted list of high-frequency words which can be used for producing simple ...

3. Vocabulary - Wikipedia

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   These include Basic English (850 words), Special English (1,500 words), General Service List (2,000 words), and Academic Word List. Some learner's dictionaries have developed defining vocabularies which contain only most common and basic words. As a result, word definitions in such dictionaries can be understood even by learners with a limited ...

4. English grammar - Wikipedia

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   English adjectives, as with other word classes, cannot in general be identified as such by their form, [24] although many of them are formed from nouns or other words by the addition of a suffix, such as -al (habitual), -ful (blissful), -ic (atomic), -ish (impish, youngish), -ous (hazardous), etc.; or from other adjectives using a prefix ...

5. Glossary of language education terms - Wikipedia

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   Core vocabulary (the most common 2,000-3,000 English words) needs to be heavily stressed in language teaching. There is no point in presenting exotic vocabulary until students have mastered basic, high-frequency words. Learners should be tested on high-frequency word lists for passive knowledge, active production and listening comprehension.

6. Comparison of English dictionaries - Wikipedia

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   2003 [3] 4th (ISBN 9781107619500) 2013 (24.06) 1,856 140,000 British: Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary: Collins Cobuild: 1987 10th (ISBN 978-0008444907) 2023 (13.04) 1,920 British: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: Pearson-Longman: 1978 6th (ISBN 9781447954194) 2014 (17.04) 2,224 165,000 British: Macmillan English Dictionary for ...

7. Hotel Worker Accused of Selling Liam Payne Drugs on Night of ...

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   A court file seen by La Nacion reportedly stated that Pereya “is accused of having delivered cocaine, for a fee, once on October 15, 2024, at 3:25 a.m., and the next time on October 16, 2024 ...

8. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1271 on Wednesday, December ...

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   SPOILERS BELOW—do not scroll any further if you don't want the answer revealed. The New York Times Today's Wordle Answer for #1271 on Wednesday, December 11, 2024

9. A Woman Told Friends Her Boyfriend Was Threatening Her with a ...

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   A South Dakota man is facing murder and manslaughter charges after police say he killed a woman and decapitated her. According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Craig Allen Nichols Jr., 32 ...