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In a good dictionary the abbreviations they use throughout their pages are spelled out and defined in the first few pages. These abbreviation would most likely be different for each dictionary company so it would be difficult to list and define them all here.

But a couple of common abbreviations would be;

n = noun (that is person, place or thing: man, house, car)

v = verb (that is action: run, walk, drive)

adj = adjective (that is a describing word for a noun: nice, big, little)

adv = adverb (that is a describing word for a verb: slow, quick, long)

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