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Understanding Thesaurus Entries
Thesaurus entries consist of thesaurus meanings,
synonyms, antonyms, or Compares
TM
.
A thesaurus meaning is a definition shared by a
group of synonyms.
Synonyms are words which have similar mean-
ings to the word being defined.
Antonyms are words which have the opposite
meaning of the word being defined.
Compares
TM
are words which are close in
meaning to the word you looked up, but not close
enough to be considered synonyms. They will
often have a number after them, like
“
admire 1
”
on the previous page. This number stands for the
thesaurus entry of
“
admire
”
that is relevant to its
usage as a Compare in the thesaurus meaning of
“
appreciate
”
.
Using Pick Mode in Thesaurus
Don’t forget that you can always use pick mode.
Press to turn it on. Then highlight a word
and press to see it thesaurus
meaning or to see is dictionary definition.
Finding Thesaurus Entries
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