Word Parts Dictionary: Standard and Reverse Listings of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Hardcover

Sheehan, Michael J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786408197 ISBN 13: 9780786408191

Publisher: McFarland Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

Defines prefixes and suffixes and gives usage examples, lists meanings and concepts and identifies root words and forms to express them, and includes a section arranged by theme, such as animals, fear or dislike, and the senses.

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About the Author

Michael J. Sheehan taught at Olive-Harvey College, City College of Chicago.

Reviews

Part one defines word parts. Part two allows the reader to work backward from well-known words to the word parts that express the concepts (for example, skill can be expressed by combining words with -craft, -ship, or techno-). In part three, word parts are organized by categories, such as "Animals," "Colors," and "Fear or Dislike of . . ." RBB
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The purpose of this work, which is meant to be used in conjunction with a standard dictionary and thesaurus, is to help retrieve words only dimly remembered, or [to] lead to specific new words which otherwise might never have been discovered. Sheehan (English, Olive-Harvey Coll.) divides his dictionary into three parts: the Dictionary, which contains the meanings of suffixes, prefixes, combining forms, and roots; the Finder, which lists concepts and word parts that express that concept or meaning; and the Categories, which contain words and their corresponding word parts arranged in clusters of meaning. The Dictionary and the Finder are the most interesting sections. In the Dictionary you learn, for instance, that the base pnig means choke; suffocate (pnigophobia). In the Finder you can look up dry and discover arid-, celo-, cherso-, and -sicc- ; then you can turn to a standard English-language dictionary and find the various words beginning with these prefixes that can be used to convey dry. The Categories section is similar to the Finder but groups the words by 15 categories, e.g., Animals and Shapes. This is a somewhat specialized reference, unlikely to see a lot of use, yet students preparing for the verbal portion of the Graduate Record Exam will find it a treasure trove. Recommended for public libraries where there is an interest and for most academic libraries."Cynthia A. Johnson, Barnard Coll. Lib., New York
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Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786408197
• ISBN 13: 9780786408191
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 227