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What do these things mean?
n. - noun. Usually definitions starting with "a," "an"
or "the" except for "the state of being"
v. - verb. Usually definitions starting with "to" except
for "to be"
adj. - adjective. Usually definitions starting with "to be"
or "the state of being"
adv. - adverb. Usually starts with "the state of" with
a verb and the description of that action
Contraction. - a shortened word
Acronym. - the first letters of a bunch of words or phrase
Interjection. - a word that you would use to say something
out loud, like "damn" or "fuck"
Klingon. - a word from the Klingon language
Location. - a location
Phrase. - a phrase that has more than 1 word in it
Ebonics. - a word or series of words used in Ebonics
Preposition. - a word like "a"
Conjunction. - a word that combines 2 parts of a sentence,
such as "but," "and," and "yet"
Pronoun. - a word that replaces another noun. Such as
he, she, it.
?. - we don't know what kind of word it is
Ex. - example
; - separates one definition from another definition for the same word.
Similar to the numbering system used in actual dictionaries. The
reason we don't use numbers in our definitions is because we use numbers
sometimes to define a certain word, and will thus complicate the definition.
"<see (something)>" ?
to understand the word more fully, you should look at that word or link to
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What other things should I know about these words?
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If you use these words enough in everyday speech, and tell other people about
this dictionary and to use the words in it, then one day the words might
be put into a real dictionary, as it will become a part of everyday speech.
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You should know that these words are not going to look good on any school,
job or government related purpose (until of course they are put into a real
dictionary) including, but not limited to
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essays
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tax forms
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probation requests
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business reports
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graphs on projected business growth
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anything but informal speech/writing
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