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How to pronounce “dictionary form”
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Pronunciation guide for dictionary form
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dictionary form with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Erin McKean: The joy of lexicography 17 minutes
You know, in a dictionary? (Laughter) Yeah, that's what I thought.
- Definition summary
- The basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb).
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How to pronounce dictionary form
Erin McKean: The joy of lexicography 17 minutes

You know, in a dictionary? (Laughter) Yeah, that's what I thought.
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A Deep Dive Into “dictionary form”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb).
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