Dictionary Meanings

Which reference material is used to find definitions of words?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Atlas

• Almanac

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

Which of the following would you find in a dictionary? You may choose more than one!

• What the word means

• How to pronounce the word

• When the word was founded

• How to spell the word

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Which reference material would you use to find the pronunciation of the word "omnipotent"?

• Atlas

• Thesaurus

• Encyclopedia

• Dictionary

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Which reference materials list their entries alphabetically? You may choose more than one!

• Dictionary

• Encyclopedia

• Thesaurus

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

The dictionary definition of a word.

• connotation

• glossary

• denotation

• character

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

the literal or dictionary meaning of a word

• denotation

• generalization

• connotation

• conclusion

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

the meaning of a word

• definition

• denotation

• connotation

• antonymns

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CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

having more than one definition

• connotation

• denotation

• multiple meanings

• definition

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CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

a specialized dictionary

• definition

• connotation

• glossary

• denotation

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CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition

• Emotional meaning

• synonym

• antonym

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CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6