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Understanding Thesaurus Entries
A thesaurus entry consists of a group of
synonyms, antonyms and classmates.
Synonyms are words that have similar
meanings, e.g. happy/joyous. Antonyms are
words that have the opposite meaning of the
word being defined, e.g., happy/unhappy.
Classmates are words that are related in some
way to the word being defined, e.g.
octagon/polygon, triangle, rectangle,
pentagon....
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Understanding Flashing Messages
When you first see a definition, notice the
upper right corner of the screen. Often either
THES
or
CONF
(or both) will flash briefly.
THES
means the word you looked up has a
thesaurus entry.
If you see
THES
flash, press THES to view the
thesaurus entry.
CONF
means the word you looked up has a
confusable. If you see
CONF
flash, press
CONF to view the confusables.
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