Question

If you were looking at a dictionary entry for the word sadism, which of these is the MOST LIKELY list of information you would find? A) the pronunciation, the part of speech, related word forms, and the meaning B) the correct spelling, the pronunciation, related word forms, and the meaning C) the correct spelling, the pronunciation, the part of speech, related word forms, and the meaning D) the correct spelling, synonyms and homonyms, the pronunciation, the part of speech, and the meaning

Answer 1

The answer to that one is c the correct spelling, the pronunciation, the part of speech, related word forms, and the meaning.

Answer 2

Several online dictionaries today, will give you a list of synonyms and homonyms, aside from the meaning, spelling, pronunciation and sometimes even the origin of the word. However, the do not normally give their part of speech. Classic dictionaries like the printed versions of Merriam-Webster's or the Oxford dictionary list: the correct spelling, the pronunciation, sometimes related word forms, and especially the meaning.