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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Shibboleth

Is the following a good definition of the word 'shibboleth':

A word whose pronunciation identifies its speaker as being a member or not a member of a particular social or regional origin

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w=shibboleth&ls=a ] DICTIONARY ENTRIES [/url]. What do you think? Is yours comparable?

  • w=shibboleth&ls=a ] DICTIONARY ENTRIES [/url].
  • What do you think?
  • Is yours comparable?
  • Which part is different?
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How about comparing yours with the [url=http://www.onelook.com/?w=shibboleth&ls=a] DICTIONARY ENTRIES[/url]. What do you think? Is yours comparable? Which part is different?

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