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Finding Phrases
Phrases can be headwords too. Some
of these definitions might be missed if
the root word is the only word typed
at the entry screen.
For example, if you are looking for “cir-
cumstantial evidence” and you en-
tered only the word
circumstantial, you
may not know that “circumstantial evi-
dence” has its own dictionary entry.
Instead, type an
✽
after the root word
to find an expanded list.
1. Type a word ending with an
asterisk.
To type an asterisk, hold
CAP
and
press
?
✻
.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Press
to scroll down the
list of matches.
4. Select the match you want.
Finding Letters in Words
If you are uncertain about the spelling
of a word, type a question mark (?) in
place of each unknown letter.
Use an asterisk (
✽
) to find prefixes,
suffixes, and other parts of words.
Each asterisk stands for any number
of letters. NOTE: If you type an aster-
isk at the beginning of a word, it may
take a while to find the matches.
1. Type a word with ?’s or an
✽
.
To type an asterisk, hold
CAP
and
press
?
✻
.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Highlight a match.
4. Press
ENTER
to define it or
INFL
to view its inflections.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
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