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Robertson's Words for a Modern Age: A Dictionary of English Vocabulary Words Derived Primarily from Latin and Greek Sources, Presented Individually and in Family Units. Type in ONE WORD ENTRY or related ENTRY WORDS. If a list appears, click on the word entry or the entry words which you want to see from the list and you will be linked to any available vocabulary information. To increase your word knowledge, type in an English word, or words that appear normally as a group; for example, pain , or visual pollution , or atmospheric electric field to find their definitions and Latin and/or Greek meanings OR type in English words that are derived directly from Latin and/or Greek sources; for example, android , or electron probe microanalysis to see any available definitions. 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Alphabetical index of ALL of the English-word units with their vocabulary-word entries. Here you will find Latin and Greek roots organized into word families with their related family members. A complete Table of Contents including all word entries and unit descriptions that are alphabetized and available in this Word Info site. Each link is followed by a number in parentheses that shows how many times the entry or description is presented . Click on the word or descriptive entry that you would like to see and the link will present the location or locations as indicated by the numbers . An Index of English history with images showing the major events in its development for a better comprehension of the historical influences which have contributed to the development of the English language. "Standard American English—the English of our dictionaries and grammar books—is a great, messy deluge of words, some of which overlap in meaning, many of which have multiple meanings, and many of which can be used as various parts of speech." —Barbara Wallraff; senior editor of The Atlantic magazine and the author of the book Word Court ; 2000. The objective of this Word Info site is to strive to clear up such "messy" presentations with more concise definitions and sentences that clarify the uses of the words in context. " The finest words in the world are only vain sounds, if you cannot comprehend them. " —Anatole France Lists of confusing words which are clarified for both native speakers and those who are learning English as a second language. A carpenter is hammering while he is yammering , as seen at this Confusing Words page. — Word Info image © ALL rights reserved. 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In our response lies our growth and our happiness. —Anonymous This site currently contains over 3,660 family-word units which contain more than 71,000 listed main-entry English words primarily derived from Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes; as well as, additional vocabulary-related information. It is said that, “the road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.” The compilation of this lexicon is a very big work in progress and there is MUCH MORE that needs to be accomplished! —Based on a quote by Philip Roth Hello Senior Scribe, Your site is truly amazing. I browsed around a bit and found a treasure trove of information which is easily accessible, easily maneuverable, attractive, beckoning further research, and suitable for any research library. What I do not understand is why your material is not in most public and private research library data banks. Your project is truly a Magnum Opus . Congratulations. 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