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cobra panda 120Though OED is quite comprehensive, they also list 'words' because they were noted as being used.

Nice try. If you are going to try to trump the OED with personal opinion, you win. Only those words you use are really words.

For the learners reading this, only the most comprehensive dictionary, such as the Oxford English Dictionary, will even come close to listing every single possible combination of affixes and roots, and that is why I had to resort to it. The list of words in "un-" and "re-" alone would fill a couple of volumes. The abridged dictionaries recognize that we are free to make words that way.

A Wiki will list all sorts of crap and is not to be relied on. Whether it lists a word or not is of no significance.

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I never said Wiki was a reliable source. I said it was the only other source that has "stuttery" as an entry. I also noted that OED is a comprehensive source, but there is something to consider if it is the only sourse, other than Wiki, to include this entry.

The Oxford English Dictionary is actually more of an encyclopedia of words, than a dictionary. It has entries of words that have

The Oxford English Dictionary is actually more of an encyclopedia of words, than a dictionary. It has entries of words that have been used enough for them to make note of, though they are not commonly used or recognized by native speakers.

To the learner's of this forum. An abridged dictionary does not mean it is withholding valuable vocabulary at the sake of language. They present the most common words used by native speakers/writers. Webster's, Cambridge and Oxford (not to be confused with OED) dictionaries are very comprehensive in natively spoken words. Not to discount, OED, but it is presumed that the learners on this and other forums are seeking to learn the English language in a manner that resembles native speakers of English. If a word appears in two or three of the aforementioned abridged dictionaries, then it is a safe bet that it is common enough among native speakers to incorporate it into your quest for a similar vernacular. Virtually any word you would find in those abridged dictionaries will be found in OED, however, there are many words in the OED that will not be found in those abridged dictionaries. Why? Because they exist as used, but not necessarily used natively. Once you become comfortably fluid with the English language and care to research deeper into creativity and effect, then by all means, pay for access to the Oxford English Dictionary. Until then, I would advise usage of the more common and free dictionaries to develope a native English tongue.

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