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Looking Up a Term when You
are Unsure of Its Spelling
When you are unsure of specifi c characters
You can input the wildcard character (?) in place of characters when
you know how many letters a term contains but are unsure of what
specifi c characters are used.
Letters you are unsure about: ad_ _t
➝
ad??t
When you are unsure about the number of characters
Use the blank word character (
✽
) to fi nd a term when you are unsure
about how many characters there are in a certain part of it.
Part you are unsure about: ad_... _t
➝
ad
✽
t
Use the wild card (?) or blank word character (
✽
) to perform a
Headword Search.
The following explanation and screen shots are based on the Oxford
Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
You can use Dictionary Guide Information (page 35) to view the names
of the dictionaries/modes that support this function.
1
Display the initial screen of the dictionary (page 27).
2
Input the keyword,
substituting the wildcard
character (?) or blank word
character (
✽
) for parts where
you are unsure of the spelling.
Inputting the wildcard
character (?)
Press , and then press .
Inputting the blank word character (
✽
)
Press , and then press .
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