Bang!Zoom! Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 If you were to sit and study just one unfamiliar word and learn about that word only, what things would you need to know? pronunciation part of speech variant spellings roots ....you see what I'm getting at? What would be the say...top five or so things for a single word study? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 definitely the meaning of the word, and the use of this word in the context of one, or more, sentences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randa Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 don't forget Definition. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyrjoy Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Synonyms and antonyms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 (edited) Do you think this is a reliable source? http://www.etymonline.com/index.php I'm thinking the word history might be handy to know as part of it. eta: I think this list is pretty complete checklist, opinions? 1. antonyms 2. capitonym 3. contemporary meaning 4. context 5. definition 6. heterograph 7. heteronym 8. history 9. homographs 10. homophones 11. part of speech 12. polyseme 13. pronunciation 14. synonyms 15. variant spellings Edited August 28, 2011 by one*mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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