Use the first word that you are defining on a page as one guide word. Use the last one in the same page if necessary. Do the same for the next page.
they are called guide words, they tell the first word and the last word on the page and that the words on the page will be between these two guide words in alphabetical order. It make words easier to find
The words that make up a dictionary are called entries or lexemes.
To use a French dictionary, you can look up words alphabetically to find their meanings, pronunciations, and usage examples. You can also use it to check spelling, verb conjugations, and idiomatic expressions in French. Make sure to familiarize yourself with the guide or instructions provided in the dictionary to make the most of its features.
I use a dictionary to look up the definitions of unfamiliar words.
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Yes, the words in a dictionary are in alphabetical order.
The words in the dictionary are in there to make a note of all words that are spoken so if you do not know what they mean you can look them up. They come from the English Language :)
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The Italian language is said to have over 250000 words, take into a account their English translations and the average lengh of a definition (lets say 20) that would make over 10 million words DISPLAYED in the dictionary. The translated amount would of course be more or less a quarter of a million.
The 20 volume English dictionary contains 171476 words in current use and 47156 obsolete words. Terms of modern technology can increase this number to 220,000
459, using the TWL, (the Scrabble dictionary).
The only way a word gets added to the dictionary is by being used. Lexicographers don't make up words. They find them and record them.