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Which of the following is not a purpose of the dictionary? Select all that apply. The dictionary is a tool for language study. The dictionary promotes language change. The dictionary is a rich source of information on word origins. The dictionary helps to standardize how words are used.

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The dictionary helps to standardize how words are used.

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The dictinary provides a common meaning for the words, but the language evolves with the usage, and every person speking a language modifies it, dictionaries and academies of the language the only thing that do is create a common meaning the society gives to the words. But it does not try to change the language nor standardize it it just records it.

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