Word Category Abbreviations
Here is a list of all word category abbreviations in the dictionary, and what they mean:
adj | adjective | describes a noun; agrees with the noun in number |
adv | adverb | describes a verb |
con | connector | joins clauses or phrases |
der.afx | derivational affix | a prefix, suffix, or noun phrase introducer that (unproductively) makes a new word or phrase |
exp | expression | a word that can be a sentence by itself |
loc | location | shows the place of a following noun |
n | noun | a person, animal, place, thing, or idea |
n.pl | plural noun | a grammatically plural noun that does not have a singular |
n.sg | singular noun | a grammatically singular noun that does not have a plural |
num | number | tells the exact number of a noun |
oth | other | shows the word category is not yet known |
pos | possessive | takes the place of a possessed noun and its possessor pronoun |
prep | preposition | introduces a noun or noun phrase |
pron | pronoun | a substitute for a noun or noun phrase |
quan | quantity | tells the approximate amount of a thing or person |
ques | question word | asks a question |
v.d | verb derived | an adjective or adverb used as a verb |
v.t | verb | an action, motion, change that has an object |
v.i | intranstive verb | an action, motion, change, state, or equal sign that has no object |
v.n | verbal noun | a verb used as a noun |