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Evvie72

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The following sentence illustrates what type of simple definition:
  A spider is not an insect. It is an eight-legged species called an arachnid.
 
  a. synonym definition
  b. definition by negation
  c. class definition
  d. none of the above

Question 2

Synonym definitions define words by
 
  a. classifying the word in a broad group.
  b. telling what a given word is not.
  c. an extended definition and explanation.
  d. supplying definition and explanation.


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lgoldst9

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d


Evvie72

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

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