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Thursday, October 29, 2015
AFFIXES
The word stem -dict- (meaning "to speak") occurs in many words. 1. Add an affix to this stem to make another word. 2. Explain the meaning of the word in a complete sentence. Each participant should add a different word to the list.
10 comments:
dictionary
Dictatorship- overbearing power or control.
1. Dictate
2. The meaning of the word dictate is to say or read something aloud.
Diction
1) Diction
2) The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
1. dictation :
2. Dictation is what is written down as someone says it.
1. Dictator
2.Someone who has maximum authority over everyone.
dictaphone
Current technology has made the dictaphone obsolete.
1. Prediction
2. A prediction is to say something will happen before it does.
Well done, everyone.
But remember to include a *complete* sentence that explains the meaning of the word.
And try not to use a different form of a word that someone else has already offered (e.g. "dictator" when someone has used "dictatorship").
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