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You can type more than one word at a time to search on. For instance, get the
Search menu again and type "chinese vegetable" in the space provided, then press
. You will see the first entry whose definition contains both the words "Chi-
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nese" and "vegetable". Keep pressing the "FWD" key to see all such entries.
Often you may want to find an entry that mentions either of two words, not both of
them. This is especially the case when you have no way of knowing exactly how
the definition will be worded. In this case type your first word, then "or", then the
second word, and search on these just as you would on a single word. Examples:
"prehistoric or extinct"; "boat or ship". (Note: anytime you search on a noun, the
Language Master automatically searches on both the singular and plural forms, so
you don't have to type things like "horse or horses".)
You can have up to three words in your query at one time, not counting the word
"or". If you search on "boat or ship or vessel", you will find entries that mention any
one of these words. If you search on "American Civil War", you will find entries that
use all three of these words.
You can combine the "or" kind of search with the other kind. If you search on "ra-
dioactive form or isotope", you will find all entries that use either "radioactive" and
"form", or "radioactive" and "isotope". If you search on "extinct or prehistoric mam-
mal" you will find all entries that mention either "extinct" and "mammal" or "prehis-
toric" and "mammal". Please bear in mind that the Language Master is searching
through thousands upon thousands of definitions to find the words you want, so
Search Definitions is relatively slow compared with the other functions of the LM-
6000.
Do you occasionally have difficulty distinguishing between words which sound
alike yet are spelled differently, or words which are similar? We call these types of
words "Confusables". The Language Master can help you differentiate between
them.
Type
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, then press
CONFUSABLES
. The screen below appears:
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