Every individual word that serves as the starting point for an entry is called a headword (or lemma). The selection of these headwords depends entirely on the dictionary's target audience (e.g., collegiate, abridged, pocket, or medical). 3. Back Matter (The Appendices)

Med. (Medicine), Law , or Math. to show the word belongs to a specialized field. I. Cross-References

The microstructure is the specific layout of information within a single word's listing. This is the "meat" of the dictionary.

Pages are divided vertically into columns to minimize eye movement and maximize word density per page.

A master chart explaining the phonetic symbols used to represent speech sounds. Back Matter

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