DICTIONARY FORMAT & SPECIAL SYMBOLS USED


The entries in the dictionary have the following format:

"English word","Grammatical category","1.Hindi meaning" Example sentence.

For every successive Hindi meaning a new example sentence is given.

Some of the SYMBOLS used here have special information content.These are: / : An oblique sign between two words shows alternative meanings which can be treated as synonyms.
[ ] : Square brackets mean optionality in meaning, For examplethe dictionary entry for the English verb 'adjoin' is:

"adjoin","V","1.×¢ÍݳèÂ~ØåÆÚ[³ÏÆÚ]" The telegraph office adjoins the post office.

Here the bracketed word '³ÏÆÚ' is an option that can be used instead of 'ØåÆÚ' depending on the context.
{ } : Curly brackets after an entry indicate some additional relevant information about the entry which is not captured by the Hindi meaning entered against it.


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