Name: ___________________________
Dictionary Abbreviations:
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?
Below are abbreviations commonly used in dictionaries.
Write what each abbreviation means as it is used for words in the dictionary.
1. conj.
_____________________
11. exc.
_____________________
2. Gr.
_____________________
12. pl.
_____________________
3. sing.
_____________________
13. O.
_____________________
4. vt.
_____________________
14. vi.
_____________________
5. esp.
_____________________
15. pt.
_____________________
6. L.
_____________________
16. art.
_____________________
7. adv.
_____________________
17. n.
_____________________
8. pron. _____________________
18. OE. _____________________
9. Ger.
_____________________
19. adj.
_____________________
10. prep. _____________________
20. Fr.
_____________________
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Name: ___________________________
Key
Dictionary Abbreviations:
Do You Know
?
Below are abbreviations commonly used in dictionaries.
Write what each abbreviation means as it is used for words in the dictionary.
1. conj.
conjunction
_____________________
11. exc.
except
_____________________
2. Gr.
Greek
_____________________
12. pl.
plural
_____________________
3. sing.
singular
_____________________
13. O.
Old
_____________________
4. vt.
transitive verb
_____________________
14. vi.
intransitive verb
_____________________
5. esp.
especially
_____________________
15. pt.
past tense
_____________________
6. L.
_____________________
Latin
16. art.
article
_____________________
7. adv.
_____________________
17. n.
noun
_____________________
adverb
pronoun
8. pron. _____________________
9. Ger.
German
_____________________
preposition
10. prep. _____________________
Old English
18. OE. _____________________
19. adj.
adjective
_____________________
20. Fr.
_____________________
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