: a group of cognate words especially within a single language
the word family to which English write, rewrite writer, and writ belong
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“Word family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word%20family. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
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I was wondering there are any dictionaries/a dictionary that if I search for a word, for example: news, the dictionary will provide its word family or any types of usages related to this word, for example: news -> {reading, magazine, politics, amusing, global warming, accident, ..}.
asked Feb 14, 2014 at 23:59
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The Macmillan Dictionary often provides example usages, along with the meanings, of words.
See this definition of news, for example.
answered Feb 16, 2014 at 0:35
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Thanks for all your comments. I found exactly what I need (reverse dictionary): http://www.wordinaire.com/
answered Feb 16, 2014 at 3:38
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word family Definitions and Synonyms
noun countable linguistics
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/ˈwɜː(r)d ˌfæm(ə)li/
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| singular | word family |
| plural | word families |
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