Word Category Abbreviations
Here is a list of all word category abbreviations in the dictionary, and what they mean:
adj | adjective | describes a noun by following the noun |
adv | adverb | describes a verb |
aff | affix | prefix (beginning letters) or suffix (ending letters) that has meaning or a special use |
con | connector | joins a clause, phrase or sentence |
dem | demonstrative | points to or shows which noun is talked about |
der pfx | derivational prefix | beginning letters of a word that changes one word into a new word |
exp | expression | word that can be a complete sentence by itself |
ind | indefinite pronoun | takes the place of an unspecified noun |
mod | modifier | describes a noun by preceding the noun |
n | noun | person, animal, place, thing, or idea |
n.act | noun action | verb or other type of word used as an action noun |
n.per | noun person | verb or other type of word used as a person noun doing the action |
num | number | tells how many of a noun there are |
oth | other | the word category is not yet known |
part | particle | word that has a special use |
pfx | prefix | beginning letters of many words |
prep | preposition | introduces a noun (or noun phrase) that describes a previous action |
pron | pronoun | takes the place of noun or noun phrase |
pron.emph | pronoun emphasis | takes the place of a noun and shows importance to it |
quan | quantity | describes the approximant amount of a noun by following the noun |
ques | question word | asks a question |
sfx | suffix | ending letters of many words |
v | verb | action, motion, change, state, or equal sign |