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Explanatory Notes to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Attributive Nouns
Capitalization
Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Cross-References
Definitions: Division of Senses; Order of Senses; Omission of a Sense; Information at Individual Senses
Entries: Main Entries; Order of Entries; Homographs; End of Line Division; Variants; Run-on Entries
Etymology: Old, Middle and Modern English; Languages Other than English; Words of Unknown Origin; Etymologies of Technical Words; Compression of Information; Related Words
Functional Labels
Inflected Forms: Nouns; Verbs; Adjectives and Adverbs
Names of Plants and Animals
Synonyms
Undefined Words
Usage: Usage Labels; Illustrations of Usage; Usage Notes; Usage Paragraphs