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User's Manual
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Symbol Example
Symbol Example
p
i
t
c
u
t
i:
b
ee
ə
circ
u
s
e
b
e
t
θ
th
in
p
a
t
ð
th
ey
ɑ
:
f
a
ther
ʃ
sh
e
b
oo
k
trea
s
ure
u
:
r
oo
m
ch
air
ɒ
l
o
dge
j
ob
ɔ
:
m
o
re
ŋ
learni
ng
:
f
u
r
j
y
es
The symbol
:
denotes length and is shown with certain vowel
symbols when the vowels are typically long. For example: people
[pi
:
pəl]
.
Primary stress is shown by
before the affected syllable, while
secondary stress is shown by
. For example: organiz
a
tion
[ɔ
:
rgənəzeʃən]
.
Viewing Entries
Suppose you want to translate the English word "rain" into Polish.
•
Enter "rain" in the input line.
♦
Note:
The
Dictionary
search is not case-sensitive, so you can
type in any case you want.
♦
Note:
It is possible to retrieve a translation or explanation for
word forms entered in the input line. The source word entry for
the desired word will be displayed. For example, if you enter
"rains" and there is not such an entry in the dictionary, you will
get the "rain" entry, as it is the headword for "rains". The
MorphoFinder™ function helps you find source words
(headwords) for English past participles, gerunds, plural forms,
and for Polish forms of various parts of speech.
